Starting in Q1 2025, software providers in the DoD supply chain must align their security with CMMC 2.0 standards. While many enterprise customers have been spending that past year getting ready, the reality is that most businesses don’t share this level of preparedness–specifically, small businesses. 

Meeting the challenges of a complex framework like CMMC can be challenging for SMBs with limited IT resources. Here, we’ll discuss how these organizations can prepare for their impending compliance requirements and maintain their contractual arrangements within the Defense supply chain. 

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We’ve written extensively about CMMC and NIST Special Publication 800-171, which cover the handling and protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). But what is CUI? How is it created, and why is it so important to protect?

Here, we’re digging into CUI and why it’s integral to significant cybersecurity frameworks in the federal marketplace. 

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International collaboration between countries in cybersecurity isn’t unheard of, but it involves several miles of red tape and regulations. That’s why many countries seek parity in their security frameworks.

One such parity that Canadian officials are seeking is between their own CP-CSC and the CMMC model for handling CUI.

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