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What CMMC Stands For and Why You Need Know It

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CMMC stands for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. The first, and most important, absolute is that the Department of Defense is the governing body that’s mandating CMMC. The DoD plans on enforcing it from now until 2025, steadily increasing the number of contracts that contain CMMC as a requirement.

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CMMC-AB May Town Hall: Key Takeaways

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May’s CMMC-AB Town Hall marked the end of an era. There will be no more CMMC-AB Town Halls discussing what the accreditation body is doing to prepare the ecosystem of consultants, educators and assessors for the upcoming final CMMC rule. That’s because, in May’s Town Hall, the CMMC-AB announced their rebranding to The Cyber AB.

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CMMC Certification Cost: An Accurate Assessment

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The DoD seeks the business of around 300,000 different contractors on an annual basis to satisfy its needs domestically and internationally. Of course, what I’m referring to is the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). CMMC shook the ground for DoD contractors.

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CMMC-AB November 30 Town Hall: Key Takeaways and Unanswered Questions

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Table of Contents Town Hall Overview Credits for Exam Vouchers C3PAO Assessment Vouchers Renewals On Proposed Changes in CMMC 2.0 Concerns of CMMC 2.0 Benefits of CMMC 2.0 Table of Contents Town Hall Overview Credits for Exam Vouchers C3PAO Assessment Vouchers Renewals On Proposed Changes in CMMC 2.0 Concerns of CMMC 2.0

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CMMC GRC Toolset Essentials: A Closer Look

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The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) will introduce third-party verification of cybersecurity requirements. A few years ago, a blog summarized the requirements for CMMC-focused GRC applications. Roll up each assessment objective to determine the security requirement compliance.

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CMMC-AB September Town Hall: 12 Unanswered Questions and Key Takeaways

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There were a lot of unanswered questions during the September 2021 CMMC Accreditation Board (CMMC-AB) Town Hall. The topics discussed added to the number of questions that the ecosystem had for the CMMC-AB this meeting. But the CMMC-AB only answered one of the questions that we planned on covering during the Q&A Town Hall.

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CMMC SSP: What It Is and Why You Need One

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A System Security Plan (SSP) defines the boundary of connected components that make up an information system and outlines how you implement security requirements. of NIST SP 800-171 requires non-federal organizations to develop, document and periodically update an SSP. The requirement for an SSP first appeared in June 2015.

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