CMMC Scoping for Level 2

This video is provided by Amira Armond and Jil Wright (CMMC Provisional Assessors and Provisional Instructors) from Kieri Solutions, an Authorized C3PAO. Topics discussed in the video are: This content is way more than the CCP course blueprint covers and more in-depth than what is normally covered in CCA courses! If you haven’t seen it yet, go watch the CMMC Read More

CMMC Scoping for Level 1

This video is provided by Amira Armond and Jil Wright (CMMC Provisional Assessors and Provisional Instructors) from Kieri Solutions, an Authorized C3PAO. Topics included are: Kieri Solutions is an Authorized C3PAO providing CMMC and 800-171 assessment and preparation services. They offer a unique package of CMMC documentation templates called the Kieri Compliance Documentation (KCD) which Read More

3.6.3 Test the Organizational Incident Response Capability

This was originally posted on LinkedIn. Check the original post and community discussion here! On to the next requirement! 3.6.3 ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. This is post #5 in my series analyzing the top ten failed / misunderstood NIST SP 800-171 and #CMMC requirements according to DIBCAC. Incident response testing is the 9th most “other Read More

3.4.1 Establish / Maintain Baseline Configurations

This series reviews the top failed (misunderstood) 800-171 andย CMMCย requirements. Originally posted on LinkedIn – check the start of series here for community conversation and thoughts! 3.4.1 ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก/๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ This one is both commonly misunderstood and difficult to implement, even though it can be 100% a manual process. First, the requirement language is split into two Read More

Excuses that won’t work for your CMMC assessment

Public Safety Announcement forย #CMMCย and DIBCAC assessments of 800-171 compliance. “My _________ is scheduled to occur in January and we haven’t reached January yet.” – said too many Organizations Seeking Certification Do not try to use this excuse to explain why you lack evidence for performing an 800-171 requirement! Your assessor will not be sympathetic. What Read More

Top 10 “Other than satisfied” 800-171 requirements

At Cloud Security and Compliance Series – CS2 Huntsville, Nick Delrosso’s presentation included the “Top 10 Other Than Satisfied Requirements”. Nick Delrosso represents the DCMA’s Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC) which has been performing cybersecurity assessments on contractors for the last few years. Top 10 failed… This is the list of the top ten 800-171 Read More

When is a FIPS Validated Module required?

This video from Amira Armond and Jillian Wright (both Kieri Solutions Provisional Assessors and Instructors), explains when FIPS 140-2 validated modules are required to be used by CMMC Level 2 / NIST SP 800-171. It also explains when FIPS is NOT required. Hint: you do not need FIPS for everything. Enjoy! Reference: NIST Cryptographic Module Read More

Lessons learned from two (three?) DIBCAC assessments

On behalf of CMMCAudit.org, I’m excited to share this interview withย Jake Williamsย about his lessons learned from two DIBCAC assessments of DFARS 252.204-7012 and NIST SP 800-171 compliance. This video is packed with actionable information about what to expect during assessments. We compared and contrasted between defense contractor 800-171 assessments and the CMMC assessment that Kieri Read More

Trends in 800-171 reporting and SPRS scores

Author: Amira Armond, the president of Kieri Solutions – an authorized CMMC Third Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO) providing CMMC assessments, CMMC consulting, and Compliance Documentation packages designed for small/medium business. This graphic depicts my personal experience talking with defense contractors about their 800-171 and CMMC compliance (and what score they entered in SPRS) over the Read More

MSPs and CMMC Compliance

Are you using a Managed Service Provider for your CMMC-compliant information system? Are you a Managed Service Provider with defense contractor clients? This article discusses the risks and pitfalls of having an MSP “in-scope” during your CMMC assessment, and gives tips for a better experience. This article is provided by our sponsor, Kieri Solutions, an authorized Read More

Are you ready for CMMC Assessment?

This article is provided by our sponsor, Kieri Solutions, an authorized CMMC Third Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO). Kieri Solutions provides assessment services, high-quality CMMC consulting, and an easy to use compliance documentation package geared toward small and medium businesses. CMMC assessments are expensive! Don’t volunteer for assessment if you won’t pass. This article describes 11 Read More

CMMC News – March 22, 2021

Hello all, here is the news from the last few weeks. Not a whole lot going on in public or officially, but it feels like we are getting close to some major milestones. CMMC Town Hall from February https://cmmcab.org/videos/cmmc-town-hall-february-2021/ According to last month’s CMMC Town Hall, the DoD is actively working on defining scope.  OT Read More

DFARS 252.204-7012 – Part 1, CDI and Covered Info Systems

A guided review of DFARS 252.204-7012 covering the topics: What is a covered contractor information system? What is Covered Defense Information?

CAICO and current state of CMMC training – Ben Tchoubineh (CMMC-AB)

This Q&A session with Ben Tchoubineh (CMMC-AB Chair, Training Committee) delves deeply into the CAICO and current state of CMMC training