Every defense contractor knows compliance with CMMC is coming due. The question that keeps surfacing: If it feels this difficult for us, how are others managing to pull it off?
At CMMC CON 2025, CyberSheath will open that black box. In a session led by Founder Eric Noonan, the team will share a first look at findings from CyberSheath’s fourth‑annual State of the Defense Industrial Base Report — a rare, data‑driven view of how the broader DIB is performing.
The report shows that confidence is up — but confidence isn’t compliance. There is a rise in median SPRS scores alongside high self‑reported confidence (83%), yet most organizations still sit well below passing. That gap between perception and reality is where contracts are lost and timelines slip.
The report also shows that complexity is real and rising. More than 70% of respondents say achieving and maintaining compliance is “very difficult,” and not a single contractor called it easy. The hurdles are process and people issues that drive a surprising share of delays. Noonan and team will break down what’s tripping teams up and where to focus effort to move the needle.
Additionally, too many contractors underinvest in the tech that makes compliance verifiable. Adoption of essential tools remains under 40% across the board, with the top three in use being IT configuration management solutions (37%), IT asset management solutions (33%), and IT change management solutions (29%). Overall adoption spans just 20% to 37%, thin coverage for capabilities that auditors expect to see. The session will translate these stats into practical, right‑sized investments that close audit gaps.
If you want to know how your program stacks up — and what best practices are actually working across the DIB — this is your chance to see where you stand without guessing. Register for CMMC CON 2025 to dig into the 2025 State of the DIB Report and leave with next steps tailored to what the data shows is working.