Five Keys to CMMC Level 2 Success
Achieving CMMC Level 2 compliance takes more than checking boxes. These five keys show how to build a secure environment, sustain compliance, and achieve assessment success – with C3 supporting you every step of the way.
Build a Strategy
- ✓ Review contracts (e.g., DFARS 7012) and business plans.
- ✓ Identify if you handle FCI or CUI.
- ✓ Choose your boundary approach:
- Enclave: smaller scope, lower cost, but more complexity.
- All-in: unified security, higher upfront cost.
- Define systems, boundaries, and data flows.
Deploy Technical Solutions
- ✓ Use FedRAMP-equivalent systems when required.
- ✓ Align asset configs with NIST SP 800-171A Rev 2.
Manage Environments
- ✓ Continuously patch, update, and manage changes.
- ✓ Ensure policies and procedures are mapped to NIST 800-171A Rev 2.
- ✓ Implement change management practices
Conduct Security Monitoring
- ✓ Implement real-time monitoring across systems.
- ✓ Conduct vulnerability scans, threat hunting, and ongoing monitoring.
- ✓ Track activity through logging, auditing, and alerts.
- ✓ Build incident response plans and run tabletop exercises.
Manage Compliance
- ✓ Build and maintain policies, SSP, diagrams, and data flows.
- ✓ Update artifacts and POA&Ms regularly.
- ✓ Treat compliance as a continuous cycle, not a one-time event.
Key Takeaway:
The C3 Suite supports every step – ensuring a secure environment and positioning you for CMMC assessment success.
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