The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) process has become a critical component for organizations working with the Department of Defense (DoD). As we approach 2025, many Certified Third-Party Assessment Organizations (C3PAOs) are gearing up for upcoming assessments. Ensuring readiness is crucial to achieving certification and maintaining compliance. Here are our top five tips to help […]
At CEIC East — one of the nation’s leading CMMC conferences — SP6 Co-Founder and CEO Jim Barge was interviewed about what makes SP6 unique in its mission to empower organizations to reduce the cost, complexity, and workload of compliance. Check out the interview below.
Achieving and maintaining compliance with frameworks like the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) can feel overwhelming. For organizations struggling with limited resources, Compliance as a Service (CaaS) offers a strategic, cost-efficient alternative. Here’s a closer look at what CaaS entails, its advantages, and whether it’s right for your […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has finally released the final rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program—32 CFR Part 170. This rulemaking will officially be published December 15th, 2024 and effective December 16th, 2024. Under this new rule and proposed timeline, DIB organizations contracted with the federal government will need to adhere to […]
The Defense Industrial Base (DIB) inherently operates under strict regulations to safeguard sensitive information, including Federal Contract Information (FCI), Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and Export Control Information (ECI) with the need to ensure cybersecurity standards. If your organization is a member of the DIB, download SP6’s latest whitepaper The Regulatory Compliance Risks Affecting the Defense Industrial […]
Watch as our SP6 Cyber Risk and Compliance experts share their experience with common issues clients face when working on becoming CMMC/DFARS compliant. We’ll walk through the top 7 while giving real-world examples, the consequences of these issues, and how you can proactively avoid them.
In October 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) took a monumental step toward curbing cybersecurity fraud among government contractors and grant recipients: The Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative. By leveraging the False Claims Act (FCA), the Initiative prosecutes government contractors, subcontractors, and grant recipients who knowingly fail to comply with federal cybersecurity mandates such as DFARS […]
We invited hundreds of organizations looking to become CMMC compliant in 2024 to submit questions and topics they wanted covered during our live webinar event. We then tailored the live agenda around these topics and compiled them under four main categories. Watch as our CMMC compliance experts cover the submitted questions live and give their […]
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 period for publication, we wanted to provide a quick guide on what organizations […]
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, unwanted costs, and a lack of leadership and organizational buy-in. In this article, we’ll break down everything you need […]
