CMMC Final Rule moves to OIRA review

Exciting morning in Defense Contractor land! The CMMC Final Rule (32 CFR) has moved to its last phase before publication. It is in OIRA review (Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs – the technical editors/reviewers for government regulations). All the Read More

C3PAO Shopping Guide

The National Defense Information Sharing & Analysis Center (ND-ISAC) is pleased to announce the release of a “C3PAO Shopping Guide for Small & Medium-Sized Businesses.”  The guide was created through a team effort among participants in ND-ISAC’s Small & Medium-Sized Business Read More

What is “Certified” as the result of assessment??

What exactly is “certified” when you go through a CMMC or Joint Surveillance assessment, or when you self-assess your environment and report it to the DoD? What does it mean when you want to bid on contracts using this certification? Read More

CMMC Level 2 Self-Assessment Analysis

Our sponsor, Kieri Solutions, has released an in-depth review and analysis of CMMC Level 2 Self-Assessments according to the CMMC Proposed Rule. Not official guidance for CMMC Proposed Rule This paper is for educational purposes and is not authoritative in Read More

Webinar – CMMC Proposed Rule Review

Our sponsor, Kieri Solutions, produced this webinar to review the hottest topics of the CMMC Proposed Rule. Thanks to Vincent Scott, Brian Hubbard, Jil Wright, and Amira Armond (all Certified CMMC Assessors and Instructors) for providing insightful review and commentary! Read More

Is GCC-High required to pass CMMC?

Amira Armond (CMMC Instructor, Certified CMMC Assessor, President Kieri Solutions) answers the question “Is GCC-High required to pass a CMMC assessment?” This is actually an explanation of what the FedRAMP program is and is not. This video is meant for Read More

Joint Surveillance Assessment – what is it like?

This is an interview with Jose Rojas (TTC) and Ozzie Saeed (IntelliGRC) about their experience being assessed by Kieri Solutions, an Authorized C3PAO, as part of the Joint Surveillance Voluntary assessment program. Other than the obvious congratulations to both of Read More

Why so few Defense contractors are compliant

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤? One year? Two? Three? Let me tell you a story about how a system of perverse incentives caused our current cybersecurity situation in the Defense Read More

Podcast – increasing the likelihood of passing CMMC assessments

This podcast by Omnistruct features Amira Armond, John Riley, and George Usi. Recorded in May-June 2023. They discuss the basics of CMMC, the “hardest” requirement (FIPS of course), the aspects that contractors have the most difficulty with, and the status Read More

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 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: Enjoy, and don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for lots of other CMMC Read More

Lessons learned from two (three?) DIBCAC assessments

On behalf of CMMCAudit.org, I’m excited to share this interview with Jake Williams 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. 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 Read More

CMMC-AB Jeff Dalton – the CMMC Assessment Process – Part 1

Interview with Jeff Dalton (CMMC-AB) about CMMC assessments. Who is authorized to perform assessments? When should you do a pre-assessment? Can you fix issues found during an assessment?