Category: CMMC Readiness

If your business handles work for government contractors or operates anywhere near the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), CMMC 2.0 is no longer an abstract future requirement. It is moving into contracts, customer questionnaires, and board conversations today. For many small and midsize businesses (SMBs), that creates a challenge you never planned for: you now need to prove cybersecurity maturity, not just maintain IT systems. The CMMC Reality: Tools Are Not Enough Many SMBs that say they are “CMMC‑ready” are actually early in the journey. Internal IT teams and external providers may be excellent at configuring tools, managing endpoints, and keeping backups healthy, but that is not the same as owning governance or audit posture. CMMC was designed to evaluate how you manage security over time, not just whether you have…

If you’re a tier 2 or 3 defense manufacturer or specialty subcontractor that touches CUI, CMMC 2.0 is no longer a future problem. Phase 1 of the rollout is live, self-assessments and SPRS submissions are now real contract conditions, and primes are already tightening requirements on their supply chains. The question is no longer “Do we need to do something?” but rather “What do we do first without disrupting production?”​ What CMMC Phase 1 Actually Means for You Phase 1 focuses on CMMC Level 1 and Level 2 self-assessments, affirmations, and assessment information submissions in SPRS. For many SMB manufacturers, that translates to three practical pressures:​ You must be able to prove you understand your required CMMC level. You must be able to show how you’re meeting the mapped NIST…