Who Needs a CMMC Certification?
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If you work within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), you’ve likely heard rumblings surrounding “CMMC”. What does that even mean? Well, let’s start by defining that CMMC stands for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.
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CMMC is an assessment standard designed to ensure that defense contractors comply with current cybersecurity requirements. This way, the DoD can ensure its contractors are protecting sensitive defense information. The DoD expects the program will go into effect in late 2023. At that point, CMMC will begin showing up in contracts. It doesn't matter if organizations handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or Federal Contract Information (FCI). They will need to achieve CMMC compliance. So who needs CMMC certification?
By 2026, most defense contractors conducting work for the DoD will need to achieve CMMC certification. The exception is those managing Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS). The level of certification you need will depend on the requirements spelled out in your contract.
Companies that have FAR 52.204-21 in their contract and handle only FCI will need to achieve CMMC Level 1. FAR 52.204-21 is a subset of DFARS requirements. These companies don’t need 3rd party certification. Instead, the contractor must specify the people, technology, facilities, and external providers within their environment that process, store, or transmit FCI. The government will require companies to self-certify once per year that they meet the basic safeguarding requirements for FCI specified in the FAR clause.
Companies that have a DFARS 7021 clause in their contract and handle CUI will need to achieve CMMC level 2. The company needs to pass a third-party assessment every three years. All organizations seeking level 2 will need to self-assess every year and undergo a formal assessment by an accredited C3PAO or certified CMMC Assessor once every 3 years.
Companies handling the most sensitive information will need to achieve CMMC Level 3 compliance, or “expert” compliance. These companies will have DFARS 7021 clauses in their contract. To achieve level 3, they will need to meet the security requirements specified in NIST SP 800-171 along with a subset of requirements specified in NIST SP 800-172. Those companies will need to pass a Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC) audit to achieve compliance.
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https://etactics.com/blog/what-is-cmmc-2
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CMMC is an assessment standard designed to ensure that defense contractors comply with current cybersecurity requirements. This way, the DoD can ensure its contractors are protecting sensitive defense information. The DoD expects the program will go into effect in late 2023. At that point, CMMC will begin showing up in contracts. It doesn't matter if organizations handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or Federal Contract Information (FCI). They will need to achieve CMMC compliance. So who needs CMMC certification?
By 2026, most defense contractors conducting work for the DoD will need to achieve CMMC certification. The exception is those managing Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS). The level of certification you need will depend on the requirements spelled out in your contract.
Companies that have FAR 52.204-21 in their contract and handle only FCI will need to achieve CMMC Level 1. FAR 52.204-21 is a subset of DFARS requirements. These companies don’t need 3rd party certification. Instead, the contractor must specify the people, technology, facilities, and external providers within their environment that process, store, or transmit FCI. The government will require companies to self-certify once per year that they meet the basic safeguarding requirements for FCI specified in the FAR clause.
Companies that have a DFARS 7021 clause in their contract and handle CUI will need to achieve CMMC level 2. The company needs to pass a third-party assessment every three years. All organizations seeking level 2 will need to self-assess every year and undergo a formal assessment by an accredited C3PAO or certified CMMC Assessor once every 3 years.
Companies handling the most sensitive information will need to achieve CMMC Level 3 compliance, or “expert” compliance. These companies will have DFARS 7021 clauses in their contract. To achieve level 3, they will need to meet the security requirements specified in NIST SP 800-171 along with a subset of requirements specified in NIST SP 800-172. Those companies will need to pass a Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC) audit to achieve compliance.
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