Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing worked example

Defense Cyber Compliance Gap at 72% target cyber compliance coverage: a worked example

Suppose target cyber compliance coverage falls to 72%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate defense cyber compliance coverage from implemented controls, required controls, and the target compliance level.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Implemented NIST 800-171 controls: 86 controls (held at the documented default)
  • Total required defense cyber controls: 110 controls (held at the documented default)
  • Target cyber compliance coverage: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Defense cyber compliance coverage = implemented controls ÷ required controls × 100.
  • Defense cyber compliance coverage works out to 78.18 % cyber coverage at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Cyber compliance gap works out to -6.18 percentage points at these inputs.
  • Implemented cyber controls works out to 86 controls at these inputs.
  • Required defense cyber controls works out to 110 controls at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target cyber compliance coverage sits at 100% and the headline result is 78.18 % cyber coverage, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 78.18 % cyber coverage.
  • It computes the percentage of required defense cyber controls you have implemented and the percentage-point gap between that coverage and your target. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Defense cyber compliance coverage: 78.18 % cyber coverage (headline result)
  • Cyber compliance gap: -6.18 percentage points
  • Implemented cyber controls: 86 controls
  • Required defense cyber controls: 110 controls

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Defense Cyber Compliance Gap calculator, set target cyber compliance coverage to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.