With sensitive defense data, cyber security and data privacy becomes even more important as hackers grow more resilient and sophisticated. As a defense contractor, you must abide by the DFARS compliance checklist of cyber security requirements to obtain Department of Defense contracts and for your own peace of mind.
Any contractor that works with controlled unclassified information and/or International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) is subject to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) minimum security standards, under the control of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). DFARS IT requirements set out how an organization controls its security.