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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Working with Microsoft to Bring CMMC/NIST 800-171 Compliance to the Defense Industrial Base

July 17, 2024 Josh O'Sullivan CMMC Comments Off

As Microsoft Security Gold Partners, we are proud to see the tools Microsoft continues to accelerate compliance for defense contractors to tackle the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and underlying NIST 800-171 requirements. Microsoft invests more than $1B per year in security alone, and they are dedicated to helping the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) become more secure […]

What the Latest DFARS Rule Changes Mean for You

July 17, 2024 ardalyst CMMC Comments Off

This week the DoD released the interim final rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and added details that may have immediate effects. It is outlined in an 89-page notice in the federal register published yesterday (Sept 29) entitled “Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS Case 2019-D041).” What […]

Breaking Down CUI

July 17, 2024 ardalyst CMMC Comments Off

Every couple of weeks, I am finding myself back in the same conversation when advising clients and potential clients about the impacts of the DoD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). They inevitably ask: What is CUI? Controlled Unclassified Information CUI is government created or owned information that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls consistent with applicable […]

CMMC Pushing Forward

July 17, 2024 ardalyst CMMC Comments Off

Several developments in the last couple of weeks have stood out as harbingers of the future – a future that involves the Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). For months, representatives from the CMMC Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB) and the CISO for OSD(A&S) Katie Arrington talked about the Summer of 2020 being marked by forward […]

CMMC Standards Committee Video

April 21, 2023 ardalyst CMMC, Uncategorized Comments Off

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB) recently posted a video of their Standards Committee Chair, Regan Edens, with a discussion of their standards framework, stakeholders and some of the big takeaways as CMMC continues to roll out over the next 6-18 months. CMMC is coming. As the Accreditation Body continues to mature its processes, companies […]

CMMC FAQ

April 25, 2023 ardalyst CMMC Comments Off

Are you a government contractor? Have you heard some rumblings about something called CMMC and wondered what the government has in store for future compliance? You’re not alone. We here to help with a short FAQ about the Defense Department’s new plan to mature contractor cybersecurity standards. What does CMMC stand for? CMMC stands for […]