Who does CMMC apply?

CMMC applies to anyone in the defense contract supply chain. These include contractors who engage directly with the Department of Defense and subcontractors contracting with primes to fulfill and/or execute those contracts. According to the DoD, the CMMC launched standards will affect over 300,000 organizations.

What is the purpose of CMMC?

The United States Department of Defense is implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) to normalize and standardize cybersecurity preparedness across the federal government’s defense industrial base (DIB).

What is CMMC compliance?

CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) is a system of compliance levels that helps the government, specifically the Department of Defense, determine whether an organization has the security necessary to work with controlled or otherwise vulnerable data.

Does my company need to be CMMC certified?

All companies who contract or subcontract on DoD contracts will be required to achieve CMMC certification. In addition, their third-party providers, such as managed service providers (MSPs) or cloud providers, who are involved in handling or hosting information management and technology may also need to be certified.

Do I need CMMC certification?

The CMMC program, released on January 31st, 2020, officially went into effect on November 30th, 2020. By October 20th, 2025, all DoD suppliers must carry this certification. Without this certification, organizations will ultimately no longer be able to compete for DoD contracts.

Do I need Cmmc certification?

How do I become CMMC compliant?

4 Steps to Becoming CMMC Compliant

1. Ensure You are NIST 800-171 Compliant. The best first step you should take is to become compliant with NIST 800-171.
2. Plan Accordingly with the Timelines for CMMC.
3. Become Familiar with Third-Party Assessment Organizations.
4. Identify the Level of Compliance Needed for Your Organization.

How long does it take to become CMMC certified?

The DoD does not intend to approve inclusion of CMMC requirements in any contract prior to completion of the CMMC 2.0 rulemaking process which it estimates to take 9-24 months and which will formally implement CMMC 2.0. Once this is done, the Department will require companies to adhere to the revised CMMC framework.

Can you get CMMC certified?

CMMC certification advantage Having CMMC certification is not a nice to have, but a must-have for the 300,000+ DoD suppliers. Certification is only achievable by going through a process managed via third-party CMMC-AB Marketplace vendors.