PANEL DISCUSSION: “CMMC & THE RACE TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE WITH DOD CONTRACTS”

Boulder, CO (March 5, 2021) – Gigit, Inc. (https://gigitsecurity.com), a cybersecurity firm with supply chain expertise that ensures compliance and reduces cybersecurity risk through its testing, assessment, and consulting services, today announced it will be hosting a live “Lunch and Learn” panel discussion entitled, “CMMC & The Race to Remain Competitive with DoD Contracts” on Wednesday, March 17^th, 2021 from 11:30am – 12:15pm. All three panelists are renowned subject matter experts in the emerging CMMC field: Host Matthew Titcombe, CISSP, CMMC Provisional Assessor #17 Lvl 1-3, a team member on the CMMC Industry Standards Working Group that drafted the initial and supported subsequent reviews of the DoD published CMMC Assessment Guides, and the CISO of Gigit; Regan Edens, Director, Board of Directors, CMMC Accreditation Body; CMMC Certified Master Instructor, and Co-Founder of DTC Global; and Richard Wakeman, Program Manager, Microsoft CMMC Acceleration Program leading the Defense Industrial Base adopting cloud services from Microsoft. The discussion, developed for an audience of business leaders, business strategists, and procurement, supply chain, and GRC officials, will answer crucial questions such as, What CMMC means for companies that support the defense industrial base; How a company that wants to become CMMC compliant, regardless of its size, should start this journey; and, What are the two biggest pitfalls organizations most often fall into when attempting to become CMMC compliant? The event is free to attend. Register here.

“The entire supply chain fueling the Defense Industrial Base will feel the impact of CMMC eventually, and these businesses need to prepare now for the inevitable,” said David Jacobs, Gigit CEO. “Becoming CMMC compliant will be the key to remaining competitive with federal government contracts.”

 To learn more about Gigit and its array cybersecurity services, visit its website at www.gigitesecurity.com.