By Theodore Augustinos and Berne Kluber (December 8, 2017, 12:48 PM EST) -- Defense contractors and subcontractors are subject to the same cybersecurity threats, and many of the same breach notification and other obligations, as participants in other industries. In addition, the nature of their business, and the sensitivity of their information, expose defense contractors to additional, highly sophisticated threats, and a correspondingly more onerous and complicated environment of cybersecurity requirements and incident reporting obligations. With a new set of compliance requirements becoming effective Dec. 31, 2017, now is the time for defense contractors to review and update their cybersecurity programs and incident response plans....