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Stephane Nappo once said, “it takes 20 years to build a reputation and few minutes of cyber-incident to ruin it.” 

Did you know? The Council of Economic Advisors estimates that malicious cyber activity cost the U.S. economy between $57 billion and $109 billion in 2016. And unfortunately, in the years since, cybercrime has only become worse. (The Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates that the total global cost of cybercrime was as high as $600 billion in 2017.)

If you’ve never seen Man vs. Wild, it’s a television show featuring famed adventurer Bear Grylls who, in every episode, is stranded in mostly wild terrains with his film crew. His task is to get back to civilization successfully, and he showcases different survival skills during those journeys. 

The Belgian writer and painter Erik Pevernagie once said that “without a clear-cut vision and a proper reading of the roadmap we may not reach the buoyant shores of the horizon.”

What It Means for the Present & the Future [NOTE: Schellman previously blogged on the initial roll-out of CMMC here. This article supersedes prior Schellman content as the model has been revised and updated by DoD.]