CMMC and Security Compliance in Higher Education

GRC Academy

In this episode, Jacob speaks with a panel of information security experts from universities about CMMC and their experience preparing for it!

They discuss security and compliance challenges at universities, the Penn State NIST 800-171 False Claims Act lawsuit, and much more!

Here are some highlights from the episode:

• How universities are different from other types of organizations
• Different compliance requirements for universities
• Who is involved in the execution of a government contract?
• The drivers of cybersecurity compliance at universities
• Thoughts on the Penn State False Claims Act lawsuit
• How to drive positive cybersecurity change at a university
• CUI enclaves at universities
• Areas of CMMC that need clarification

Here are the panelists:

• Jay Gallman - Duke University (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-gallman/)
• Kolin Hodgson - Notre Dame (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kolin-hodgson-cisa-cissp-4bbb9a/)
• Melissa Kimble - University of Maine (https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-kimble/)
• Wendy Epley - University of Arizona (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyepley/)

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