The Certification Process

CMMC, like any other cybersecurity framework, has a standardised certification process that all enterprises must follow. For certain organisations working in the DoD, these stages will be familiar, but for others, many of these criteria will be unfamiliar. In either case, it's worth noting that CMMC organises cybersecurity compliance around the concept of "maturity." The CMMC Assessment Board will grade businesses on a uniform standard based on how they develop and maintain IT infrastructure under this methodology.

CMMC Certification Procedures

1-Recognize the CMMC Model:

We've already discussed how CMMC certification requires particular stages and milestones on a certification process. More significantly, depending on your infrastructure, you should expect the process to take at least six months, if not longer.

2-Determine the scope of the project:

You're pursuing certification because you'll almost certainly be working with either Federal Contract Information (FCI) or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) (CUI). You should have a scope of work that specifies which systems will be used to support and secure this data. You may have to analyse your entire business and IT infrastructure if you don't have an appropriate scope, which will drastically increase the time of audits and expenditures.

3-Determine the Maturity Level Required:

Your contract with the Department of Defense and the sorts of information you will protect are the two main elements that influence which Maturity Level you seek accreditation for. To manage FCI, a Maturity Level of 1 is necessary, and to handle CUI, a Maturity Level of 3 is required. Other considerations relating to the DoD agency and contract, on the other hand, will have an influence on your minimal level.

4-Gaps in security should be identified and closed as soon as possible.

It's critical to analyse the current health of your data-handling architecture at this time. Internal assessments can provide you a bird's-eye view of major challenges. To learn more about CMMC Certification, contact a CMMC Consultant.