Category: CMMC Readiness

If you run an MSP serving GovCon and Defense Industrial Base (DIB) clients, you are already in the blast radius of CMMC 2.0, even if heading a compliance operation was something you had never planned. Clients are asking, “Will this measure up?” Your largest defense customers are now apt to require CMMC-style security controls in their subcontracts; however, the conventional MSP will hesitate to sign off on governance decisions they can’t defend.​ This is exactly the gap filled by white-labeled fractional CISO and CMMC governance. The MSP CMMC Reality: Tools Are Not Enough Roughly 80% of MSPs who say that they do CMMC, in reality, know very little about doing CMMC. They only configure tools, harden endpoints, and manage backups. They are not prepared to take ownership of  governance or…

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…