DOD Officials, Cybersecurity Accreditation Partners Struggle with the China Question

The Defense Department and the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body aren’t clear on a plan to deal with contractors that base a significant portion of their supply chains in China. “Our anticipation is that if there is an overseas entity that needs to hold [controlled unclassified information], that we would definitely have a team that would be able to go over and evaluate their network,” said Stacy Bostjanick, director of cybersecurity policy for the Defense Intelligence Agency. One stumbling block are Chinese laws compelling local companies to share information with their government.