Darlene Costello, acting assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, said the Department of Defense (DOD) and space companies “have their best people” working to counter China’s attempts to steal and compromise intellectual property data, SpaceNews reported Wednesday.
She told the Senate Armed Services Committee’s subpanel on strategic forces Wednesday that the Air Force is working with the space industry to implement security measures against potential breaches.
“We have gotten much better, and continue to challenge our industry partners and work with them on our cybersecurity and our intellectual property,” Costello added.
Costello noted that companies offer incentives to protect their intellectual property.
“Industry doesn’t want that going out the door either, so that’s a shared interest on our part and they are actively working it,” she said.
If you want to know more about the latest updates about the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, then check out Potomac Officers Club’s CMMC Forum coming up on June 16th.
CMMC Accreditation Body Chairman Karlton Johnson will serve as the keynote speaker for the Forum to provide his overview and vision of the CMMC Rollout as well as the top priorities for the board and how industry feedback will help to improve the vision behind how the organization develops for the first 100 days.
To register for this virtual forum and view other upcoming events, visit the POC Events page.
