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Comprehensive CMMC Solutions

Accelerate compliance with our CMMC solutions

Confidently face your CMMC assessment with our Steel Root portfolio of IT and compliance services

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A prescriptive path to CMMC compliance

Your compliance. Our commitment.

When it comes to passing a Level 2 Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) assessment, defense contractors can be excused for wanting to bury their heads in the sand. With its 320 assessment objectives spread across 110 controls and 14 domains, CMMC Level 2 achievement can not only feel overwhelming, it can be a frustrating (and expensive!) distraction from day-to-day business objectives.

That’s why we created the Steel Root portfolio of CMMC services and solutions to help members of the Defense Industrial Base achieve CMMC compliance quickly and confidently. Purpose-built to achieve CMMC Level 2, our Steel Root solutions takes the guesswork—and much of the responsibility!—out of your compliance efforts.

Steel Root

Compliance Program

Designed for all your CMMC compliance needs, the Steel Root Compliance Program is a fully packaged CMMC service suite that fulfills 80% of ALL CMMC Level 2 requirements and supports you through the rest.

Steel Root

Technology Platform

Best for companies that already have a trusted compliance partner, the Steel Root Compliance Program is a fully managed system focused on meeting 100% of IT-related CMMC Level 2 assessment objectives.

Steel Root

Compliance Program

Designed for all your CMMC compliance needs, the Steel Root Compliance Program is a fully packaged CMMC service suite that fulfills 80% of ALL CMMC Level 2 requirements and supports you through the rest.

C3's CMMC Responsibility 80%

Steel Root Reference Architecture

  • Defined use case and system boundary
  • CMMC system design
  • FedRAMP-authorized cloud services
  • Vetted baseline configuration
  • System implementation

CMMC-Focused Managed Services

  • Systems administration
  • Support desk
  • Security monitoring
  • Standardized procedures and processes
  • Managed platform configuration updates
  • Continuous system review & managed improvements

Compliance Advisory Services

  • Managed compliance program
  • Organizational policy & procedural development
  • Assessment-ready documentation
  • Assessment prep and assistance
  • Ad hoc consulting

Steel Root

Technology Platform

Best for companies that already have a trusted compliance partner, the Steel Root Compliance Program is a fully managed system focused on meeting 100% of IT-related CMMC Level 2 assessment objectives.

C3's CMMC Responsibility 50%

Steel Root Reference Architecture

  • Defined use case and system boundary
  • CMMC system design
  • FedRamp-authorized cloud services
  • Vetted baseline configuration
  • System implementation

CMMC-Focused Managed Services

  • Systems administration
  • Support desk
  • Security monitoring
  • Standardized procedures and processes
  • Managed platform configuration updates
  • Continuous system review & managed improvements

Compliance Advisory Services

  • Managed compliance program
  • Organizational policy & procedural development
  • Assessment-ready documentation
  • Assessment prep and assistance
  • Ad hoc consulting

Steel Root

Compliance Program

Our most comprehensive CMMC solution does much more than just traditional CMMC consulting services: We address both the technical and non-technical requirements to deliver a complete approach to CMMC compliance. We’ll take responsibility for 80% of all your CMMC Level 2 assessment objectives (including 100% of all IT-related objectives) and support you through the remaining 20%.

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Steel Root

Technology Platform

Companies rely on the Steel Root Technology Platform to meet 100% of CMMC Level 2’s IT-related assessment objectives. With this solution, we’ll take care of building, maintaining, and updating your CMMC-compliant system, while you work with your preferred compliance advisor on the non-IT elements of CMMC.

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The C3 Shared Responsibility Model

A shared responsibility model that includes accountability

In matters of Defense, our clients are the experts. But when it comes to cybersecurity and compliance, our expertise is second to none.

Our Steel Root solutions have been explicitly designed to limit non-compliance risk while speeding compliance achievement, and we back that up by doing most of the work ourselves.

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Need support outside of CMMC?

C3 offers customized managed services built upon a security-centric architecture and derived from C3’s proprietary Steel Root Reference Architecture for clients who need support outside of CMMC-defined boundaries.

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