How the Pentagon Is Buying Cybersecurity Like Insurance

The Pentagon is shifting from auditing cybersecurity compliance to buying cyber resilience like an insurance policy — paying for outcomes, not checklists. Lucas and Luna break down the new 'Cyber Maturity Model Certification 2.0' framework, how it ties vendor payouts to real incident data rather than self-reported scores, and why defense primes like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are suddenly treating cyber risk like actuarial tables. They discuss the pilot program for a 'cyber loss ratio' metric, the role of the Defense Industrial Base Vulnerability Disclosure Program, and what it means for the 300,000 small contractors that supply the military. With major defense stocks up 4% to 10% in the past week amid rising global tensions, the hosts examine whether this shift could actually reduce the $60 billion annual cost of cyber incidents in the defense supply chain — or just create a new layer of paperwork. #Cybersecurity #DefenseIndustry #PentagonProcurement #CMCC2 #CyberInsurance #LockheedMartin #NorthropGrumman #DefenseSupplyChain #CyberResilience #RiskManagement #GovernmentContracting #Business #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #DefenseTechPodcast #LucasAndLuna #CyberPolicy Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo