Unmanaged IoT and OT devices can sit inside your CMMC assessment scope without anyone noticing until an assessor does. Here is how defense contractors should scope, segment, and secure them before Level 2 assessment day.
A CMMC assessment works a lot like a courtroom. Before assessment day, contractors run their own discovery, gather evidence, and line up the right people. Here is how that mindset shapes the outcome.
AU.L2-3.3.7 calls out time synchronization for a reason. In CMMC, good time is evidence, correlation, response, and accountability. Here is why it matters.
A CMMC document package only helps if your company lives the processes, not just files them. Here is what incorporating one actually takes.
DoD CIO Kirsten Davie said compliance doesn't equal security. She's right -- and that's exactly the point. Here's what defense contractors need to understand.
When a job posting advertises CMMC expertise at $75 to $90 an hour, it raises a question most defense contractors haven't thought through: what does qualified actually cost, and what happens when you find out the hard way?
Most defense contractors assume their MSP has cybersecurity covered. Here is why that assumption is wrong, and why CMMC is becoming a competitive dividing line in the DIB.
Defense contractors walk into executive briefings with vague CMMC cost estimates and vague it-depends answers. Here's what your CFO actually needs -- and how to get a defensible number in 10 minutes.
CMMC is no longer a future requirement—it's now a formal DoD program with contract enforcement underway. Learn what contractors must do right now to stay compliant and competitive.
The CMMC 48 CFR Final Rule is now officially in effect. Learn what defense contractors must do to stay eligible for DoD contracts during CMMC Phase 1.