Cyber Compliance Blog

As the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework evolves, defense contractors must ensure they meet strict compliance requirements to handle controlled unclassified information (CUI). Achieving and maintaining CMMC compliance can be...

Organizationally Defined Parameters (ODPs) are a core element of NIST SP 800-171's newest revision (Rev. 3). Join the ASCERA team for a live, high-level rundown of crucial information about the framework's move to ODPs and how ASCERA has been helping organizations...

Are you still using spreadsheets to manage your CMMC compliance program? If so, you’re not alone — but you could be putting your organization at risk.  Many organizations start with spreadsheets due to their familiarity and accessibility. However, this approach can...

Preparing for compliance audits, especially under the rigorous requirements of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), can be exhausting. Audit fatigue — the strain caused by frequent and resource-intensive compliance efforts — is a growing challenge...

Now that CMMC is official and organizations are starting to dive deeper into the controls required, join the ASCERA Team for a high-level overview of the latest on CMMC, and more importantly, how Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) specifically ties into the final...

GRC software is a tool for organizations seeking to streamline governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) in a cohesive and efficient manner.   By providing centralized data management, compliance tracking, and audit workflow processes, a GRC tool can help organizations...

Now more than ever, continuously monitoring the effectiveness of your organization’s security controls is essential. Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) provides a proactive, automated approach to managing these controls, offering real-time visibility into your...

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,...