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 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 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 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 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 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. Read More

CMMC RM.2.142 Scan for vulnerabilities in organizational systems

This article is an in-depth review of the CMMC Level 2 Requirement RM.2.142 on the topic of vulnerability scanning. I break out frequently asked questions and reference other requirements that are related to vulnerability scanning. This requirement also applies to current DFARS 252.204-7012 and NIST SP 800-171 organizations that hold CUI

DFARS 252.204-7012 or 252.204-7021 enforces NIST 800-171 and CMMC

If you are a Defense Contractor that handles Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), this news is going to be very important for you. DFARS 252.204-7012 Interim Rule Yesterday, the DoD released an interim rule to the Defense Federal Acquisition Rules Supplement Read More

Remote Management & Access Tools for 800-171 and CMMC

A question came up today from a client that has a large remote workforce. “How can my help desk manage end user devices while staying compliant with 800-171 and CMMC?” For example, can we use remote access tools like LogMeIn Read More