The image of a clean, modern plant floor with CNC machines connected by network cables—and one isolated, equipped only with a fighter jet-shaped USB drive—perfectly illustrates the shift underway in U.S. manufacturing. For machine shops pursuing Department of Defense (DoD) contracts, the road to compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) isn’t just a…
After working with closely with over 90 companies in a technical capacity in the last 20 years I’ve put together the following 5 Priorities (#5 is the best one) that I would suggest are absolute requirements for manufacturing companies in the year 2022. Implement a Learning Management System to ensure essential knowledge is properly disseminated…
Great to be on a panel with Chris Sundberg and Al Harris at the Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership event last Thursday, I really liked what Al shared, it was totally relevant to all businesses and the stories were really good.
PQA Certification and Allen CIO have put together the following recommendations relating to CMMC, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. Announced on June 13, 2019, The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is the new approach by the Department of Defense (DoD) to create a unified cybersecurity standard and properly secure their supply chain and the Defense Industrial…
Christopher Sundberg has become a regular guest of our Allen CIO interview videos. He handles product cybersecurity for Woodward in Ft Collins and constantly stays abreast of the security challenges facing manufacturing companies (which is a requirement for his role). Honda is the latest victim of a new form of ransomware that we explore. After…