All posts tagged: cmmc ab

Ardalyst Town Hall Recap: September 2024 Cyber AB Town Hall Highlights

The latest Cyber AB Town Hall centered on key developments in the ongoing CMMC program, providing valuable updates for organizations working toward compliance. With the CMMC Final Rule nearing publication, several important milestones and updates were highlighted. Below is a recap of the major takeaways from this month’s session. TL:DR – Key Takeaways from the […]

Read more

Ardalyst Town Hall Recap: August 2024 Cyber AB Town Hall Highlights

The August 2024 Cyber AB Town Hall was an informative session packed with updates for those in the cybersecurity space, particularly organizations within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) navigating the complexities of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). The event provided a roadmap of upcoming regulatory changes and valuable insights into the CMMC ecosystem’s ongoing […]

Read more

C3PAOs Signal Maturity in CMMC Program – The Time to Act is Now

C3PAO

The first CMMC Third Party Assessor Organization (C3PAO) was announced and listed on the CMMC Marketplace earlier this month. There are at least 156 known organizations aspiring for C3PAO status to pass the full Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC) assessment at CMMC Level 3. Ardalyst is one of those companies. The announcement of […]

Read more

CMMC-AB Hosts April Town Hall Update

Cyber-AB Town Hall

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Accreditation Body held a Town Hall Apr. 27 to present updates on the progress of the CMMC roll-out and some insight into the Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC) assessments. The CMMC-AB’s recently appointed CEO Matt Travis kicked off the virtual event. Travis talked about importance of the […]

Read more

Summary of Jan. 26 CMMC Town Hall

CMMC Town Hall

The OUSD (A&S) team and CMMC Accreditation Body hosted a virtual town hall meeting Jan. 26 to review CMMC and DFARS requirements and provide updates. Below, the Ardalyst team has provided a summary of the updated information released. 1. The DoD is initiating its CMMC pilot program for FY21. 2. The notional timeline the DoD […]

Read more

CMMC Accreditation Board Certifies Ardalyst as Registered Provider Organization

Ardalyst - CMMC RPO

Ardalyst announced today it has earned Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Registered Provider Organization (RPO) certification. This new achievement fortifies the company’s position as the leader in CMMC compliance solutions and services meant to eliminate theft of intellectual property and sensitive information across the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain.  “The RPO […]

Read more

What the Latest DFARS Rule Changes Mean for You

CMMC

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 […]

Read more

CMMC Pushing Forward

CMMC Pushing Forward

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 […]

Read more

C3PAO Registration Offers Industry the Option to Assist in CMMC Implementation

The CMMC Accreditation Body has opened new pages on their website to give information about registering as a C3PAO (Certified Third-Party Assessor Organization) and as an Assessor. They also have information about becoming a ‘registered practitioner’ or a ‘registered provider organization’ (these can be team members but not lead audits).  The first group of DoD cybersecurity […]

Read more

CMMC Standards Committee Video

CMMC Accreditation Body

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 […]

Read more