Tips to Help You Stay Ahead in the CMMC Certification Process

 

The CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) has emerged as the new certification model for Department of Defense contractors. It was introduced by the U.S Department of Defense in order to ensure stricter controls and cybersecurity measures across their supply chain. It was deemed necessary to minimize risk profile in the defense industry base in the interest of national security. The CMMC certification became obligatory for them to demonstrate their capabilities in dealing with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Federal Contract Information (FCI). Certification is highly essential nowadays for the existing DoD contractors to maintain their contracts with the federal defense department and for the new contractors to bid on any contracts with the department.

Whether you are existing DoD contractors or seek to be one, the CMMC certification is a fundamental requirement for your organization. Here is a simple guide to pass through the certification process painlessly.



Get Your Security Framework Reviewed

Firstly, get a team with members who are responsible for handling the cybersecurity management system. Generally, you need to appoint this responsibility to CMMC consultants and assessors from an external auditing agency. The team should go over your existing cybersecurity management program and evaluate what is required in it. They need to understand the information security requirements and the environment that your organization is dealing with. Specifically, they should know which type of CUI is stored and distributed by your organization and in what ways.

Assess the Current Controls

The team of CMMC experts should assess your current cybersecurity measures and controls. They are the counteractions taken by your organization to detect, eliminate, minimize, and prevent the security risks to your vital information assets. The goal of assessment is to find out whether all controls are effective enough and are actually in practice to prevent potential risks. Based on the assessment of your current controls, they would also suggest the level of CMMC certification required for your organization.

Verify the Implementation of Controls

In the next step, the team would do a deeper analysis of each of our cybersecurity controls and validate their implementation purpose.  They do so by questioning and interviewing the persons who are directly responsible for the implementation of controls.

Take Suggestions from Assessment Reports

Following their analysis, the assessment experts present the observations through a documented report where they also specify how the audit process was executed and what areas of your current cybersecurity framework do not adhere to the CMMC requirements. They would also suggest any improvements in your security framework to meet the cyber hygiene requirements of the particular CMMC level.  

 

Execute the Corrective Actions

Taking valuable insights and suggestions from the third-party auditors, you need to work on improving your cybersecurity framework to ensure you meet all the requirements of your achievable CMMC level. 

 

Bottom Line

Following these steps your organization will be awarded your CMMC certification.  According to the DoD, the certification must be the priority of every contractor as it helps them to deal with evolving threats with new and advanced controls. However, to make sure your process of certification is stress-free, always contact a third-party assessment organization recognized by the CMMC accreditation body which can help with these preparation stages of the certification.

Also Read: How Quality Assurance Works: Dos and Don’ts to Consider

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