A guided review of DFARS 252.204-7012 covering the topics: What is a covered contractor information system? What is Covered Defense Information?
Category: CMMC Professionals
System Security Plan for 800-171 and CMMC
How to video and training on what a System Security Plan is, what it is used for, and what a high quality one looks like!
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
CMMC Assessment Part 3 – Interview with Jeff Dalton
This is Part 3 of our CMMC Assessment series with Jeff Dalton (the lead trainer of the CMMC Provisional Assessors). Q&A about assessments!
Policy templates and tools for CMMC and 800-171
This page has links and reviews of available templates and tools relating to the CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 **Updated February 10, 2021** Please help others in the community by leaving a comment with resource links! Warning – Assessment / 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?
CMMC Capabilities Discussion Home
This page describes how to find the CMMC requirements, how to interpret them, and how to start preparing for an outside audit. It explains how to read the CMMC document and how your team or an auditor would check each Read More
Conversations from LinkedIn
This page is an index of LinkedIn discussions and posts about CMMC and 800-171. It will be updated over time with new topics.
CMMC-AB Regan Edens interview on DFARS, FedRAMP, and AB authority
This interview with Regan Edens (CMMC-AB Chairman of the Standards Management Committee) clarifies clouds and CMMC, FedRAMP, and DFARS questions for Organizations Seeking Certification (OSCs)
CMMC Level 3 Assessment Guide Webinar and Review
The CMMC Level 3 Assessment Guide is published! Video about how to read and use it. Critical review of the guide by Amira Armond.
CMMC-AB Jeff Dalton Interview #2 – C3PAOs, CAs, Instructors, Ethics
Second interview with Jeff Dalton (CMMC-AB) and Amira Armond (CMMCAudit.org) on the topics of C3PAOs, CAs, Instructors, and Ethics
Registered Practitioner Home
CMMC Registered Practitioner is abbreviated “CMMC RP” The CMMC RP is a person who specializes in helping companies prepare for the CMMC. The CMMC-AB website is the official source of information about the Registered Practitioner Program. CMMC-AB Registered Practitioner Page Read More
CMMC Level 1 Assessment Guide and Review
Video explanation from the authors of the CMMC Level 1 Assessment Guide (CMU-SE), and review by CMMCaudit.org
Answers about C3PAOs, Assessors, and other CMMC Professional questions
Jeff Dalton from the CMMC Accreditation Body Board of Directors was kind enough to provide answers to my burning questions about…
Introducing the CMMC Kill Chain – Zero to full compliance
Author: Tom Cornelius| Senior Partner at ComplianceForge | Founder & Contributor at Secure Controls Framework (SCF) Originally published on LinkedIn on October 19, 2020 The concept of creating a “CMMC Kill Chain” started off as a bit of a dare… kind Read More
Review of CMMC Registered Practitioner Training
I just finished the CMMC-AB’s Registered Practitioner training course. We aren’t allowed to reproduce the content, so you won’t learn any secrets from me, but I can tell you about my experience. Thanks to James Newman (a colleague of mine, Read More
CMMC Glossary, Terms, and Definitions. Who’s who in CMMC
As the CMMC ecosystem grows, it is starting to get hard to track all the key players and concepts. This page is meant as an easy to understand “who’s who” and “what’s what” for the CMMC. This CMMC glossary of Read More
How to become a CMMC auditor or certifier
The latest information about how to become a CMMC auditor or certifier. Registrations are open for assessors, C3PAOs, and CMMC practitioners…