"Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification" is abbreviated as Cmmc Training. The U.S. Department of Defense introduced CMMC to help safeguard Controlled Unclassified Information ("CUI") in non-federal systems. It is considered a continuation of efforts where defense contractors and subcontractors were required to be compliant with the NIST SP 800-171 cybersecurity standard if they were to receive, handle, store, and process the CUI. The CMMC's initial iteration (v1.0) included five maturity levels ranging from "Basic Cybersecurity Hygiene" to "Advanced/Progressive." Each of these maturity levels included behaviors and processes in addition to those outlined at lower levels.

The original CMMC model contained various other practices and processes from other standards, references, and sources, in addition to the 110 security criteria defined in NIST SP 800-171 rev1. NIST SP 800-53, National Aerospace Standard (NAS) 9933, and Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Resilience Management Model (RMM) are among the various standards and references. The Department of Defense (DoD) created CMMC 2.0, a comprehensive framework to secure the defense industrial base from more frequent and complex cyberattacks, to preserve vital national security information. For small and medium-sized enterprises, CMMC 2.0 reduces red tape. It is simplified to three levels rather of five, and it complies with the NIST SP 800-171 and NIST SP 800-172 standards.

For contract award, the DoD is adding Cybersecurity Training certification requirements into the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). The CMMC framework will eventually be utilized to examine and improve the Defense Industrial Base's (DIB) cybersecurity posture. Simply said, government authorities will be able to validate the maturity of any company's cybersecurity procedures using the processes and practices described in the CMMC. CMMC is a requirement that will apply to all contractors' and subcontractors' unclassified networks that will handle, process, or store Federal Contract Information (FCI) or Controlled Unclassified Information. If your firm does not just develop/manufacture COTS items and software, but also plans to handle or store FCI or CUI, you will need to register. The CMMC framework is now being implemented within the DoD Defense Industrial Base. However, it is likely that the other federal government agencies will follow suit in requiring CMMC certification companies/organizations to access, store, and analyze the CUI that those agencies provide. Visit us online at https://www.linqs.co/