Insights

Crowell & Moring's Jennie VonCannon, Evan Wolff, and Michael Gruden, members of the firm's Privacy & Cybersecurity and Government Contracts Groups, will be speaking at the NCMA World Congress, taking place on July 23, 2024, in Seattle, Washington. They will lead a skill-based session, "Making CMMC 2.0 Requirements Work for Your Organization," at 10:30 AM PST.

Crowell & Moring Partner Evan Wolff, a member of the firm's Privacy & Cybersecurity Group, will be speaking at the 2024 Privacy in Practice Conference, taking place Friday, May 31, 2024 in Portland, Maine. His presentation, "Digital Threats and Innovation Opportunities: U.S. Priorities and Challenges," will take place at 2:30 PM EST. 

Crowell & Moring Partner Evan Wolff, a member of the firm's Privacy & Cybersecurity Group, will be speaking at Energy Transition Summit, taking place February 5 - 8 in Arlington, VA. His presentation, "Contracting and Legal Trends of Cybersecurity for the Energy Transition" will take place from 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST.

The U.S. Department of Energy Grid Modernization Initiative and Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response are excited to host the Energy Transition Summit: Grid Modernization Initiative and Clean Energy Cybersecurity. Attendees will learn about opportunities to engage with DOE-led efforts that are modernizing the future power grid and enabling a more resilient, secure, and equitable energy transition. This event will host thought leaders and working sessions to have a dialog about strategies for future energy systems through partnerships and technology transition across government, industry, research organizations, and local communities.

As the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) prepares to release its highly anticipated Revision 3 to the security standard required by CMMC and current DoD contracts alike, join Crowell attorneys Evan Wolff and Michael Gruden in a robust discussion with one of the key architects of Revision 3, NIST’s own Senior Computer Scientist, Victoria Pillitteri.

Members of Crowell’s Privacy & Cybersecurity practice and panelists from Coalfire and Mandiant will discuss the highly anticipated proposed rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program (CMMC) issued by the Department of Defense (DOD) in December.

The Department of Defense (DOD) has released the highly anticipated proposed rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program (CMMC). CMMC is a unified assessment model released by the DoD in response to the growing threat of cyberattacks and data theft from its supply chain vendors. As proposed, this program requires every Federal contractor that handles DoD sensitive data to comply with certain cybersecurity controls. CMMC will bring greater scrutiny to contractors’ cybersecurity compliance and greater risks associated with failure to comply. To achieve certification, you’re required to prove that your organization can meet a myriad of security control obligations, a process that can be daunting if you’re not familiar with the policies, procedures, and practices that may be required when the program is finalized.