CMMC 2.0, NIST 800-171 & FedRAMP
Compliance Made Achievable

Our CMMC gap analysis is the foundation of your compliance journey. We assess your current cybersecurity posture against every required practice and process at your target CMMC maturity level. The assessment covers all NIST 800-171 Rev 3 control families: Access Control, Awareness and Training, Audit and Accountability, Configuration Management, Identification and Authentication, Incident Response, Maintenance, Media Protection, Personnel Security, Physical Protection, Risk Assessment, Security Assessment, System and Communications Protection, and System and Information Integrity.

We document every gap, prioritize remediation based on risk and cost, and deliver a clear roadmap with timelines and resource requirements. Our gap analysis includes SPRS score calculation so you understand exactly where you stand today. For organizations pursuing CMMC Level 2, we map every practice to the corresponding NIST 800-171 requirement and provide detailed implementation guidance.

The deliverable is a comprehensive assessment report with executive summary, detailed findings, risk-prioritized remediation plan, estimated timeline, and budget projection. This document becomes the foundation of your System Security Plan and your strategic path to certification.

The System Security Plan is the cornerstone document for NIST 800-171 and CMMC compliance. It describes your system boundary, documents how each security requirement is implemented, identifies responsible parties, and serves as the primary evidence artifact during assessment. A poorly written SSP is the number one reason contractors fail their CMMC assessments.

Our team develops SSPs that stand up to C3PAO scrutiny. We document your complete system environment including network diagrams, data flow diagrams, system boundaries, interconnections, and hardware and software inventories. For each NIST 800-171 requirement, we document precisely how the control is implemented, what technology enforces it, what policies govern it, and what evidence demonstrates compliance.

We also develop your Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) document for any requirements that are not yet fully implemented, with specific remediation tasks, responsible parties, target completion dates, and interim risk mitigation measures.

Executive Order 14028 and the DoD Zero Trust Strategy require federal agencies and their contractors to adopt zero trust architectures. Zero trust replaces the traditional perimeter-based security model with a "never trust, always verify" approach where every user, device, and network flow is authenticated and authorized before access is granted, regardless of location.

We design and implement zero trust architectures aligned with NIST SP 800-207 (Zero Trust Architecture) and the DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture. Our implementations include identity-centric access controls with continuous authentication, micro-segmentation that isolates CUI processing environments, software-defined perimeters that eliminate implicit trust zones, endpoint detection and response with device health attestation, and encrypted communications for all data in transit using FIPS 140-2 validated modules.

For federal contractors, zero trust is not just a security best practice. It is increasingly a contractual requirement. Our zero trust implementations satisfy multiple NIST 800-171 requirements simultaneously while positioning your organization for the evolving federal security landscape.

Contractors handling defense articles, defense services, or technical data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or dual-use items under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) face unique cybersecurity obligations beyond standard CUI protections. Unauthorized access to ITAR-controlled data by non-US persons, even employees within your own organization, constitutes a deemed export violation with criminal penalties up to $1 million per violation and 20 years imprisonment.

We implement ITAR/EAR-compliant cybersecurity controls including US-person-only access restrictions with nationality verification, cloud environments hosted exclusively in US-based data centers operated by US persons, geo-IP blocking and geofencing to prevent access from sanctioned countries, data loss prevention systems that detect and block unauthorized transfers of controlled technical data, and encryption meeting NIST standards for data at rest and in transit.

Our export control security implementations integrate with your broader CMMC and NIST 800-171 compliance program, ensuring that ITAR/EAR protections complement rather than duplicate your existing security controls.

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 (Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices) and CMMC both require federal contractors to manage cybersecurity risks across their supply chain. The SolarWinds and Log4j incidents demonstrated how supply chain compromises can cascade through the entire Defense Industrial Base. DoD is increasingly requiring contractors to demonstrate robust C-SCRM programs.

We help federal contractors build comprehensive C-SCRM programs that include vendor risk assessment frameworks, software bill of materials (SBOM) requirements for critical software, subcontractor CMMC compliance verification, third-party risk monitoring and continuous assessment, and supply chain incident response procedures. Our approach aligns with NIST 800-161 Rev 1, the Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF), and emerging DoD supply chain security requirements.

For prime contractors, we also help you manage the flow-down of CMMC requirements to your subcontractors, ensuring your entire supply chain meets the security standards your contracts demand.

Our penetration testing services validate that your security controls actually work against real-world attack techniques. While compliance assessments verify that controls exist, penetration testing proves they are effective. Many federal contracts now explicitly require periodic penetration testing, and C3PAO assessors increasingly expect to see pen test results as supporting evidence.

We conduct both external and internal penetration tests using methodologies aligned with NIST SP 800-115. Our testers simulate the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by nation-state adversaries and advanced persistent threat (APT) groups that specifically target the Defense Industrial Base. This includes phishing simulations, network penetration, web application testing, wireless assessment, and social engineering.

Every finding is mapped to the corresponding NIST 800-171 requirement and CMMC practice, making our reports directly usable for compliance documentation and remediation planning.

DFARS 252.204-7012 imposes specific incident reporting requirements on defense contractors. When a cyber incident occurs that may affect covered defense information, you must report it to the DoD within 72 hours through the DIBNet portal. You must preserve images of all affected systems for at least 90 days and provide the DoD access to additional information or equipment upon request.

Missing the 72-hour reporting window or failing to preserve forensic evidence can result in contract termination, suspension, debarment, and potential False Claims Act liability. Yet most contractors do not have the incident response capability to detect, contain, investigate, and report a cyber incident within that timeframe.

Our incident response team provides 24/7 capability to detect, contain, investigate, and report cyber incidents in compliance with DFARS requirements. We handle the technical response, forensic investigation, evidence preservation, DIBNet reporting, and coordination with the DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3). Craig Petronella, a Licensed Digital Forensic Examiner, leads our forensic investigations.

Compliance is not a one-time event. Both NIST 800-171 and CMMC require continuous monitoring of security controls, regular vulnerability assessments, ongoing risk management, and maintenance of security documentation. Your SPRS score must reflect your current posture, not the posture you had when you last conducted an assessment.

Our managed security services provide continuous monitoring of your federal contractor environment with specific focus on CUI systems. We deliver 24/7 security operations center (SOC) monitoring, endpoint detection and response, vulnerability management, log aggregation and SIEM analysis, and automated compliance reporting.

Monthly reports document your ongoing compliance posture, track POA&M progress, highlight new vulnerabilities, and provide the continuous monitoring evidence that assessors expect. When CMMC requires your organization to demonstrate that security controls are actively monitored and maintained, our managed security service provides that evidence.