You’ve taken the steps to assess your cybersecurity posture against NIST 800-171, implemented the required controls, and now you’re managing and maintaining your compliant state. CMMC audit readiness, otherwise known as operating compliantly, has become a way of life. CMMC […]
CMMC Level 2 is no longer new. Most organizations understand the framework, the 110 controls, and what a C3PAO assessment requires for certification against NIST SP 800-171. What’s still less understood is what changes once CMMC implementation moves from planning into live environments, especially
If you lead a company that does business with the Pentagon, there’s a good chance someone on your IT team has mentioned CMMC to you. You may not know exactly what the acronym stands for, but you need to, because
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You’ve worked hard to achieve full compliance with CMMC 2.0 by implementing the controls outlined in NIST 800-171. Now it’s time to make sure your system doesn’t decay, sliding you into a non-compliant state. In our last blog, we discussed
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CMMC readiness has become one of the most confusing and misunderstood challenges facing the Defense Industrial Base. But most organizations aren’t struggling because they lack options. They’re struggling because the ecosystem feels fragmented. Advisors say one thing. C3PAOs say another. MSPs, legal
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In our previous blogs we discussed cybersecurity assessments and control implementation. Now it’s time to address step three in our Assess – Implement – Manage (AIM) methodology. This phase involves continuously collecting, reviewing, and preserving evidence of your ongoing compliance,
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In our previous blog we started discussing what it takes to implement your cybersecurity controls. Now it is time to dig deeper and cover important details and considerations related to your implementation efforts. Distinguishing Point Fixes from Ongoing Activities in
As defense contractors accelerate their preparations for CMMC Level 2, many are discovering an uncomfortable truth: achieving compliance is much harder than it looks on paper. Even organizations with mature IT teams, best-in-class cybersecurity tools, or trusted MSPs are finding that the
In our previous blogs we discussed cybersecurity assessments, requirements scoping, and CMMC readiness. Once you have gained an understanding of your current posture, it’s time to get to work. Implementation/remediation is where good intentions become real fixes. You take the
Eligibility for many Department of Defense contracts will hinge on passing a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 assessment. For organizations handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), CMMC is a revenue gate. But when defense contractors first hear about CMMC, the reaction is often
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