On April 9, Celerium announced the launch of the DIB CyberDome, a platform purpose-built for small and mid-sized defense contractors.
Approximately 68,000 small and mid-sized defense contractors handle sensitive DoD data, including Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), making them persistent targets for cyber-attacks. While large defense contractors have the tools, staff, and budgets to address these risks, smaller contractors often do not. At the same time, they face increasing DoD compliance requirements—particularly CMMC Level 2—adding cost and operational complexity. Organizations must also demonstrate to contractor leadership and external compliance auditors that cybersecurity controls are effective.
One critical requirement for both cybersecurity and compliance is the ability to continuously detect and rapidly block threats. DIB CyberDome features components for both individual contractor protection and collective defense across participating organizations.
Unlike traditional approaches that rely on complex, costly, and labor-intensive mechanisms, DIB CyberDome provides automated, adaptive defense that addresses both cybersecurity and compliance requirements in a deployable, cost-efficient model.
CyberDome directly addresses the two most operationally complex CMMC Level 2 requirements — continuous boundary monitoring (SI.L2-3.14.6) and network protection (SC.L2-3.13.1) — controls that typically require costly SIEM, SOAR, and 24/7 SOC investments that most small contractors cannot sustain.
The launch comes as defense contractors face increasing cyber threats from international adversaries and accelerated timelines for CMMC Level 2 compliance.
Vince Crisler, chief strategy officer at Celerium and former White House CISO, noted, “Small and mid-sized defense contractors are now facing the same level of adversary sophistication as the largest primes, but without comparable resources or visibility. DIB CyberDome changes that model — putting automated, real-time threat detection and blocking at the network boundary, where breaches actually begin, without requiring the staff or infrastructure that smaller contractors don’t have.”
Source: Celerium
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