Penacity was among the first C3PAO organizations to become authorized in 2025 to conduct the CMMC/NIST 800-171 assessments & attestations.
Maryland companies get 50% of their costs returned as a tax credits annually on all Penacity Cyber Security Services & Assessments.
CMMC Pre-Assessment is a review of the organizations System Security Plan (SSP) and other documents to determine the organizations readiness for a CMMC Assessment. We conduct the pre-assessment just like an official CMMC assessment with a certified assessor (CA), our pre-assessment evaluates each practice and process to determine compliance with CMMC standards and in accordance with the CMMC assessment guides. Penacity will provide a pre-assessment report outlining the overall organizational readiness (ready / not ready). All costs associated with a pre-assessment are discounted if the organization decides to proceed with a CMMC Assessment within 90 days.
CMMC mock assessment serves as a readiness check certification without the stress of pass or fail. This assessment follows the CMMC-AB Assessment Guide to determine the satisfaction and maturity for each practice and process using the CMMC verification criteria. Penacity provides a CMMC assessment report indicating whether or not the Organization Seeking Certification (OSC) is ready for an official CMMC Assessment.
CMMC assessment achieves CMMC Level 2 certification. This assessment follows the CMMC-AB Assessment Guide to determine the satisfaction and maturity for each practice and process using the CMMC verification criteria. Penacity provides a CMMC assessment report and if there are no deficiencies, we’ll issue the appropriate CMMC certificate to your organization for the specified certification boundary. We’ll submit the assessment in eMass, the DoD's GRC platform for tracking your certification which will appear in the DoD Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS).
What your organization can do to get prepared for a CMMC assessment:
Undergo a CMMC Level 2 pre or mock assessment. This is a low stress way of going through an official assessment process and learning about the organizational deficiencies. The pre-assessment is good to review your System Security Plan, Plan of Action & Milestones, Policies & Procedures, Assets in scope, and other relevant information. The pre-assessment will determine if your ready to proceed with an official assessment. This is given complimentary with all of our CMMC Level 2 Assessments for organizations feeling confident enough for the official assessment. The mock assessment is a great way to conduct a guided "self assessment" that can be used for your SPRS reporting requirements. The mock assessment will assist in identifying any documentation shortfalls, failures in process, or lack of evidence requires to show these processes and practices are being done properly.
Identify the flow of CUI through your organization. Understanding how your organization comes into contact with CUI is paramount for you to properly scope your CMMC journey. By knowing how the CUI flows (emails, downloads, media, ect); what systems process, store, or transport CUI; and who in the organization handles CUI is the most important step that will ultimately determine your journey. This will reduce costs, complexity, and help drive you to the proper solution of Enterprise or Enclave level certifications for CMMC.
Define policies and procedures. The Pentagon eliminated many documentation requirements associated with the maturity processes at Level 2 and above in CMMC v2. However, the policies and procedures will continue to play an important role in NIST 800-171 as well as CMMC.
Self-Attest. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an intent to hold entities or individuals accountable that knowingly misrepresent their cybersecurity practices. You are required to attest to CMMC Level 1 and 2 in SPRS prior to your CMMC Level 2 certification. Ensure your representing your organizations posture accurately. A mock assessment will help keep you out of legal hot water by having a CMMC Certified Assessor attest to your security posture for your self assessment in SPRS.
To help organizations prepare for their CMMC certification, Penacity offers an array of readiness services. Our CMMC-AB certified Certified Professionals (CCP) & Assessors (CCA) have years of assessment experience and in regulatory compliance.
Penacity will conduct a CMMC readiness review aka "GAP Analysis". A GAP analysis of all CMMC program documentation (e.g., system security plan), verifying required elements (i.e., system boundaries, operating environment, connections, and practice implementation). Penacity uses the CyberAB CMMC Assessment Process (CAP) to review your implementation of the practices to ensure all the assessment objectives are accounted for in the SSP. Additionally, we will review the organization’s artifacts (e.g., policies, procedures) that will be used as evidence to demonstrate the successful implementation. Additional readiness assessment services include:
1. Identify all non-conformities within the CMMC framework through a Gap Analysis.
2. Provide actionable steps via a roadmap to close gaps identified.
3. Create a system security plan based on our proprietary templates.
4. Create a Plan of Action and Milestones of all tasks to be conducted for full compliance to CMMC.
5. Conduct bi-weekly meetings with the stakeholders to oversee the implementation of your CMMC program.
6. Assist with Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) scoring and on-going reporting.
CMMC readiness is more than just achieving compliance by implementing controls. DIB members need to understand the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) requirements, train their workforces, implement supply chain and “flow down” requirements, and mark and disseminate Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in accordance with applicable laws, policy, and contract requirements. Additionally, there are questions on how an organization will maintain its compliance through the development of governance and continuous monitoring programs. We will provide expert advice on these and other issues.
Penacity stands above its competitors because of our ability to bring experts to solve the hardest problems related to the CMMC domains. Penacity has a large amount of strategic relationships with RPO's, C3PAO's, and trade organization who specialize in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB).
Examples include:
1. Experts in Incident Response Capability ensure your organization’s incident response program is optimized.
2. Over 30 years experience in accreditation and assessing for NIST, FEDRAMP, DoD RMF, ISO, and PCI-DSS.
3. Penacity serves 100's of company's just like yours to ensure adherence to compliance frameworks.
4. Penacity's SOC and Cloud experts will ensure that your solution is secure and well documented.
Whatever the challenge is, Penacity will take your CMMC program to the next level and make sure you’re ready for your CMMC assessment.
PHASE is Penacity's CMMC assessed turnkey solution to accelerate your ability to achieve compliance and certification within as little as 90 days!
Day 01 - 30: Build and onboard into the PHASE enclave.
Day 31 - 60: Focus on SSP, POA&M's, Policies & Procedures.
Day 61 - 90: Work with a C3PAO to schedule and conduct your assessment!
PHASE has already been assessed for CMMC Level 2 Certification. PHASE has undergone a DIBCAC High assessment for CMMC. PHASE has been certified by ATX Defense for a CMMC Level 2 Certification. This environment allows you to operate your business while handling CUI information on Federal Contracts. All CUI is accessible via PHASE but not removable. You can receive and work on CUI while collaborating with your Primes and Subs in your environment.
PHASE is maintained by Penacity and monitored by our 24/7 SOC. This means the burdens of ensuring the environment meets the rigorous maintenance, vulnerability management, and continuity standards are conducted by Penacity.
PHASE uses the "shared responsibility model" to provide clear guidance on what the security burdens are of your organization. This model allows Penacity to care for the environment thus allowing your organization to inherit most of the CMMC controls. Our security professionals will work with your organization to assist in establishing your SSP. Inherit 95 of the 110 controls if your business does not store, process, or transport CUI in your facility. This leaves you to only implement 15 of the 110 controls. Inherit 62 of the 110 controls if your business store, process, or transport CUI in your facility. This leaves you to only implement 48 of the 110 controls. Penacity will assist you in everything you need as an additional service. Penacity participate in your CMMC assessment to attest to all controls at no additional charge!
PHASE grows as your team grows. This allows for your organization to scale and control costs of implementing a fully CMMC accredited environment in a turnkey manner. No hidden fees that cloud service providers saddle you with (such as connection metering or hourly cloud fees). The price you pay is all you pay!
PHASE is 100% in house hosted. Penacity maintains all of the storage, compute, and IO all in our datacenters that we own and operate. No cloud, no colocation, just 100% owned and operated by our team. This means that PHASE can grow to solve any issue or provide whatever resources that are necessary for your unique requirements.
PHASE can be extended into your facility. Some PHASE customers, especially those who are manufactures, require to process CUI in their facility. Whether is an industrial control systems, printer or plotters, or a custom stack of servers, Penacity can extend those devices into PHASE and manage them for you. This allows you to be a 100% PHASE turnkey solution which minimizes your risks and potential non-compliance.
PHASE qualifies for the Buy Maryland Cybersecurity Tax (BMC) which saves your organization on 50% of all costs involved with PHASE through a tax credit.
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