Learn about the Importance of CMMC Compliance

Posted by CMMC Marketplace on November 14th, 2019

It is a fact that security does not always equal compliance, and compliance does not always equal security. The best intended policies are futile if not implemented appropriately. Ever evolving threats, technology, user behaviour and data locations will necessitate continual monitoring and modification of policy and configuration to keep up with the changing landscape. CMMC compliance is significant as the CMMC is intended to serve as a verification mechanism to ensure appropriate levels of cybersecurity controls and processes are adequate and in place to protect controlled unclassified information (CUI) that resides on the Department's industry partners' networks.

Evidently the Government organizations are just as likely to suffer data breaches as any other business and are increasingly and specifically targeted these days. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) was the victims last year of such an attack where hackers gained access to their personal information and credit card numbers via a third-party system that maintained travel records.

This incident highlights the difficulties faced by the DoD when it comes to securing data, especially when entrusted to outside entities. Consequently, it underlines that the need to address tighter security needs has become a priority for the federal government networks anywhere covered defense information (CDI) is processed, stored or transmitted. They need risk management solutions to assess, measure, and mitigate risk in real-time across multi-tier partner and supplier networks to achieve their goal of cost, schedule and performance, as they are only effective in a secure environment.

FedRAMP 3PAO a 3PAO is an organization that has been certified to help cloud service providers and government agencies meet FedRAMP compliance regulations. 3PAO stands for Third Party Assessment Organization.

FedRAMP Marketplace provides a searchable, sortable database of CSOs that have achieved a FedRAMP designation. Accredited auditors that can perform the FedRAMP assessment, known as 3PAOs, are listed within the Marketplace. It is worthwhile to know that the FedRAMP Marketplace is maintained by the FedRAMP Program Management Office (PMO). Since agencies and CSPs are cheered to use the Marketplace as a resource they can find tesearch cloud services that are pursuing or currently authorized with FedRAMP as well as research agencies partnering with CSPs for a FedRAMP Authorization or using authorized cloud services.

In order to be listed as FedRAMP in Process with an agency, FedRAMP Requirements a CSP must obtain written confirmation of the agency’s intent to authorize and must fulfil at least one of four additional requirements.

CMMC Marketplace connects government contractors those are looking to achieve cybersecurity maturity model certification (CMMC) compliance with qualified CMMC service providers.

For more information about CMMC Marketplace visit our website https://www.cmmcmarketplace.com/

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