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CMMC Industry Advisory Council Announced

The council provides industry feedback on CMMC.

A newly formed industry advisory council will allow small and large businesses to provide feedback on the CMMC. Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB), the sole authoritative source for operationalizing CMMC assessments and training by the U.S. Defense Department, has announced the formation of a cybersecurity Industry Advisory Council’s (IAC).

The CMMC-AB IAC mission is to provide a unified voice as representatives of organizations seeking certification to provide to the Defense Department and the accreditation board feedback, input and recommendations for implementing the CMMC.

Chaired by current treasurer Yong-Gon Chon, the CMMC-AB IAC includes representatives from large and small businesses from a wide range of markets within the defense industrial base. Inaugural members include:

Nicole Dean, CISO, Accenture Federal Services
Ted Steffan, Senior Security Partner Strategist, Amazon Web Services
Darren Death, CISO, ASRC Federal
Jeffrey Dodson, CSO, BAE Systems
Timothy Trickett, CTO, BDO
Jake Williams, IT Security Manager, Doncasters Group
Michael Baker, CISO, General Dynamics Information Technology
Adam McNair, COO, Highlight Technologies
Neil Brink, Cybersecurity Specialist, Rolls-Royce
Brian Thompson, Director, GovCloud Security and Compliance, Salesforce
Michael Rohde, Deputy CISO, Federal, ServiceNow
Allison Krache Giddens, President, Win-Tech Inc.

With an estimated 300,000 companies comprising the defense industrial base, obtaining relevant feedback from industry is crucial for the long-term success of the CMMC program, according to a press release. The IAC will continue to continue to seek more volunteers council members, the release added. Anyone interested in becoming a member can find more information at www.cmmcab.org.