Etactics

JUNE 28, 2022

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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Etactics

JULY 12, 2022

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirement for organizations working in the defense industrial base (DIB) is no different. There will be a third level for integrators and organizations dealing with what DoD has deemed to be the most critical CUI but they have not published the requirements for this level yet.

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Etactics

AUGUST 10, 2021

The defense contractor also landed a 60-year deal for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet, valued at an estimated $1 trillion back in 2019. Of course, what I’m referring to is the upcoming enforcement of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Maybe that’s what ultimately led you to this blog post. via CMMC-AB.

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Etactics

OCTOBER 5, 2021

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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Etactics

MARCH 25, 2022

Written policies document nearly one-third of the 320 assessment objectives within CMMC. In fact, there are 281 results if you search for “policy” or “policies” in the CMMC Assessment Guide - Level 2. Policy frameworks start with high-level, organizational policies overseeing issue-specific and system-specific policies.

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Etactics

DECEMBER 9, 2021

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 Town Hall Overview On November 30, 2021, the CMMC-AB held a scheduled Town Hall meeting to update the CMMC Ecosystem and defense industrial base (DIB).

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Etactics

AUGUST 31, 2021

Table of Contents Individuals Performing Services (IPS) Training Registered Practitioner (RP) Training Registered Provider Organization (RPO) Training Certified Third-Party Assessor Organization (C3PAO) Training CMMC Professionals (CCPs) and CMMC Assessors (CCAs) CMMC Provisional Assessor Training Conclusion.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

A large majority of those organizations that contract with the government work with controlled unclassified information (CUI). Of course, what I’m referring to is the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). CMMC shook the ground for DoD contractors. via National Defense Magazine.

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Etactics

AUGUST 22, 2023

In this blog, we look at two of their well known special publications (SP) and discuss: How to derive CMMC Strategies from the RMF NIST SP 800-53 Explained NIST SP 800-171 Explained Conclusion How to derive CMMC Strategies from the RMF This blog will explain the role SP 800-53 plays within the Risk Management Framework (RMF).

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Etactics

JANUARY 4, 2022

Of course, what I’m referring to is the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Maybe you’re already familiar with the acronym and heard that the DoD recently pushed out the massive update, CMMC 2.0. If the DoD hasn’t finalized CMMC yet, is it even worth putting energy towards figuring it out right now? The CMMC 2.0

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Etactics

OCTOBER 14, 2021

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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Etactics

JANUARY 18, 2022

Table of Contents Changing of The Guard Documentation Scoping Guide Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Assets Security Protection Assets Contractor Risk Management Assets (CRMA) Specialized Assets Other Scoping Guide Issues Q&A Session Conclusion. Johnson was the first Chairman elected at the CMMC-AB in January 2021.

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Etactics

MAY 12, 2022

DoD, GSA, and NASA require all contractors and supply chain partners that handle controlled unclassified information (CUI) to implement the security safeguards defined in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171. Control 3.12.4 via NIST SP 800-171 Rev 1 December 2016.

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Etactics

OCTOBER 12, 2021

It’s been over a year since the initial announcement of the upcoming Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) implementation plan. Since then, thousands of blog posts and videos on the topic now exist (some of which came from us). He was on campus as the keynote speaker for the 2021 CMMC Summit, hosted by Rea & Associates.

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