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DFARS 252.204-7012 — Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Readiness Advisory

A strategy call with someone who has spent 25 years building compliance systems used by 100,000+ professionals in 160+ countries – not a generalist who read the standard last week.

32
Controls
7
Domains
593
Mapped Frameworks
United States (DoD)
Jurisdiction

Why work with Ivanka on DFARS 252.204-7012 — Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clause 252.204-7012 requires Department of Defense (DoD) contractors and subcontractors to provide adequate security for Covered Defense Information (CDI) and report cyber incidents. Contractors must implement NIST SP 800-171 security requirements, report cyber incidents within 72 hours to the DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3), and preserve images for 90 days. Foundational requirement flowing down through the defense industrial base (DIB).

Most consultants approach DFARS 252.204-7012 — Safeguarding Covered Defense Information as a checkbox exercise. Ivanka approaches it as a strategic lever. With 25 years of building The Art of Service – a compliance platform now covering 692 frameworks and 819,000+ cross-framework mappings – she doesn't just understand the standard. She understands how it connects to everything else your organisation is already doing.

This matters because DFARS 252.204-7012 — Safeguarding Covered Defense Information doesn't exist in isolation. Ivanka will map your current compliance posture against the 32 controls across 7 domains, identify gaps, and show you where existing controls from other frameworks you may already follow can be leveraged – saving months of redundant work.

Relevant credentials

  • Track record with government and public sector compliance advisory
  • MIT Entrepreneurial Masters graduate – rigorous analytical approach to enterprise challenges
  • EXIN Expert Panel member – helping shape global certification standards

What you get in 30 minutes

Gap Assessment Review

Ivanka reviews your DFARS 252.204-7012 — Safeguarding Covered Defense Information readiness scores and identifies the critical gaps that carry the highest risk. No generic advice – specific to your domains and controls.

Implementation Roadmap

A clear, prioritised plan for addressing gaps across 7 domains. She maps what you can leverage from existing compliance work and what requires new investment.

Cross-Framework Strategy

DFARS 252.204-7012 — Safeguarding Covered Defense Information maps to 593 other frameworks. Ivanka shows you where a single control implementation can satisfy multiple regulatory requirements at once.

Domains covered in DFARS 252.204-7012 — Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

01Flow-Down and Subcontractor Requirements
02Investigation Support
03Cyber Incident Reporting
04Adequate Security Requirements
05Definitions and Scope

Plus 2 additional domains. See the full assessment →

This is for you if

  • You need to achieve DFARS 252.204-7012 — Safeguarding Covered Defense Information compliance but don’t know where to start or how to prioritise
  • You’ve been told you’re “compliant” but suspect gaps exist that haven’t been properly assessed
  • You manage compliance for government organisations and need expert guidance, not generic templates
  • You want to leverage existing compliance efforts across multiple frameworks rather than starting from scratch
  • You need a strategic plan your leadership team and board will actually understand and support

Start with a free assessment. Then let's talk strategy.

Take the free DFARS 252.204-7012 — Safeguarding Covered Defense Information readiness diagnostic. In 5 minutes you'll have a clear picture of where your gaps are. Then book the strategy call and Ivanka will show you exactly how to close them.

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