CMMC

The Department of Defense (DoD) requires all military personnel, contractors, and anyone handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) to complete DoD mandatory CUI training. This training ensures staff understand CUI marking requirements, decontrol procedures, and reporting protocols, helping protect sensitive information from unauthorized access.

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Organizations that work with US government agencies have to follow various NIST frameworks to secure sensitive data. NIST incident response is spelled out in NIST SP 800-61, which also informs incident response protocols in other NIST frameworks needed for DoD compliance.

Any organization that works with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) must prove it can protect sensitive information by achieving DoD compliance. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is the framework the DoD uses to measure and enforce that compliance.

Preparing for DoD compliance involves understanding the CMMC framework, determining the certification level your organization needs, and implementing the required security controls before assessment.

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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. 

Organizations that work closely with the US government need to take special precautions to safeguard data that government agencies deem sensitive. One of the most common kinds of data that needs protecting is Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). And CUI Specified is some of the most tightly regulated CUI. So, what is CUI Specified, and how can you secure it?

For Department of Defense (DoD) entities and contractors, annual information awareness training is essential to minimizing information security risks to the critical infrastructure they handle. Unaddressed threats to sensitive data within critical infrastructure could significantly impact national security. Read on to learn more.

To secure Department of Defense (DoD) and other government contracts, organizations must demonstrate compliance with specific frameworks that help protect federal contract information (FCI) and controlled unclassified information (CUI), such as CMMC 2.0 and NIST SP 800-171. NIST SP 800-53 Rev 4 provides a complementary framework, but it’s not mandatory like the other two. Still, SP 800-53 substantially informs and maps to SP 800-171 and CMMC 2.0.

In November 2021, the DoD overhauled the Cybersecurity Model Maturity Certification (CMMC) program, leaving many Defense Industrial Base (DIB) organizations wondering whether they will still need to comply. But the question of who needs CMMC certification is less important than its corollary: which Level of CMMC certification do organizations need? The kinds of sensitive data involved in a current or prospective DoD contractor’s scope of work will determine what Level they need to meet and what controls they need to implement to do so—sooner rather than later.

If your organization works with government entities as a contractor, you probably have some questions about NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, or even NIST SP 800-53 compliance. Below, we’ll answer questions like what is NIST SP 800 171, how does CMMC differ from it, and what are NIST 800-53 controls? Understanding the answers to these questions covers most everything you need to know for the DoD compliance efforts necessary to secure lucrative contracts with the military and other agencies.

The Cybersecurity Model Maturity Certification (CMMC) framework protects Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) processed by Department of Defense (DoD) contractors. On November 4, 2021, the DoD announced a massive overhaul of CMMC version 1.02 and the imminent release of CMMC 2.0. The new framework is not yet publicly available, leaving many organizations with questions about how they’ll need to adjust.