by ASCERA | Jul 3, 2024 | CMMC
As the CMMC Final Ruling and Implementation progresses, many organizations are left wondering what to expect in the coming months, and 2025. Recently, it was confirmed that the CMMC Final Rule is near completion and was submitted for final review. In the waiting...
by ASCERA | Jun 28, 2024 | Blog
Identifying how and where Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) is stored, transmitted, and processed within your organization is a critical first step to achieving CMMC compliance. Many organizations overlook this step, however, leading to gap assessment fatigue,...
by ASCERA | May 31, 2024 | Blog
Planning on using your SIEM to track CMMC or DFARS compliance? While this task is possible, configuring your SIEM to accurately monitor many of the 320 NIST 800-171 objectives is a massive undertaking that requires significant time, resources, and expertise. ASCERA,...
by ASCERA | Apr 18, 2024 | CMMC
Conducting a NIST 800-171 self-assessment — also known as a CMMC self-assessment or SPRS assessment — is a critical component of DFARS 252.204-7019 compliance. As a contractor, you’ll need to evaluate your organization against all 320 objectives and upload your...
by ASCERA | Mar 20, 2024 | CMMC
While gap, readiness, and business-process-mapping assessments are crucial in preparing organizations for CMMC compliance, another type of assessment — the risk assessment — is critical to a holistic security strategy. What is a Risk Assessment? Risk assessments...