Introduction to the Department of Defense Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certifications
About the Speaker
Senior Program Manager at Boston Government Services
Dan Ciarlette serves as the Boston Government Services (BGS) Senior Program Manager for the Cyber and Technology Solutions business unit where he delivers project and technical leadership for new and ongoing projects, provides technical architecture expertise for the Cyber and Technical Solutions business unit, and develops new business opportunities. Dan brings over 30 years of experience leading the development of complex cybersecurity, IT, and industrial control systems (ICS) by implementing innovative cutting-edge solutions for large US Department of Energy facilities and international collaborations ranging from the Advanced Photon Source, Spallation Neutron Source, US ITER international fusion reactor, and the Exascale Computing Project. He just got his CISSP in May 2020. Prior to joining BGS, Mr. Ciarlette was the Senior Solutions Architect for the Exascale Computing Project ($3.8B) where he defined, designed, and implemented the agile project tools, integrated the tools with U.S. DOE standard project management methods, and created a business intelligence capability for the >1,000 person project. Most recently, he has been following and participating in the US Department of Defense Cybersecurity Maturity Model certification program that will require ~300,000 Defense Industrial Base (DIB) companies be audited and certified to be able to participate in DOD contracts.
Presentation Resources
The talk will consist of a high level overview of what Cybersecurity Maturity Model is, why the US Department of Defense is doing it, the process for being assessed, and what will be assessed from a security standpoint.