The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is right around the corner.
By 2025 all Department of Defense (DOD) contractors will be required to have CMMC, and you will need a certified third-party assessment organization (C3PAO) to grant certification.
Working with the US Department of Defense (DoD) is an attractive opportunity for contractors in various industries. There is honor in working with the largest, most powerful military, and achieving “preferred contractor” status can also be lucrative. That said, it’s not easy to achieve this status. You’ll need to be compliant with regulatory frameworks and keep abreast of every update published by the DoD, such as the most recent one on how to safeguard CUI or controlled unclassified information.
A CMMC gap assessment is a necessary procedure to measure an organization’s compliance when it comes to the NIST 800-171, a document covering the protection of controlled unclassified information in non-federal systems and organizations.
The effectiveness of your existing controls relating to NIST 800-171 will come under scrutiny. If your company fails to comply with government rules and regulations, the ramifications to your organization can be grave.
Working as a contractor with the US Department of Defense (DoD) can provide lucrative short- and long-term opportunities for partnering companies. But it also requires strict adherence to multiple cybersecurity frameworks. The most recent of these, which has an ongoing roll-out, is the new Cybersecurity Model Maturity Certification (CMMC) framework. This framework is presided over by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD-A&S).
The US military and its broad network of businesses and individual contractors comprise the most critical infrastructure in the entire country. Any threat to the Department of Defense (DoD) resources and information could jeopardize all Americans’ security, both domestically and abroad.
Companies contracted with the Department of Defense (DoD) come into contact with sensitive information constantly. That’s why they need to comply with cybersecurity frameworks like the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) to retain preferred contractor status. One of the primary data types CMMC is designed to protect is the class of information known as “controlled unclassified information” (CUI).
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a new regulatory framework that will soon be required for all contractors with the US Department of Defense (DoD). These contracts can be lucrative, but they’re hard to lock down without preferred status. For that, your business will need to work on getting certified through a qualified assessor accredited by the CMMC Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB).
If your company seeks lucrative contracts with the US Department of Defense (DoD) or other governmental agencies, you’ll need to keep your cybersecurity up to date. In practice, that means complying with several cyberdefense frameworks, many of which overlap in critical ways. Read on to learn all about CMMC vs. FedRAMP regulatory compliance.
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