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 score...
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...
by ASCERA | Mar 8, 2024 | Blog
In the ever-evolving landscape of compliance, the responsibilities of security compliance professionals have grown exponentially. Amidst the complexity of compliance frameworks and the constant barrage of cross-organization requests, the list of pain points your team...