"I trust the Highground Team to provide consistent objective advice and guidance regarding our CMMC programs because they are not an MSP or VAR trying to sell me technology." - CIO at Defense Contractor
Your CMMC Journey
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Fail CMMC Scoping, Fail CMMC Certification
On average, there is a 100-point differential between an organization's self-led assessment and the third party DIBCAC-led assessment required to certify them. The primary driver for this gap is failing to properly set scope. Over-scope your CUI Security Domain, and you will waste time and money. Under-scope your CUI Security Domain, and you will fail a certification assessment. Get help from Highground Cyber's Certified CMMC Professionals with a Scoping Assessment to get it right the first time.
CMMC Assessors cannot make value judgements on the solutions you use to meet assessment objectives; neither does Highground Cyber. We are not solution resellers and have no vendor partnerships. Defining compliance as tool adoption neglects more serious efforts elsewhere and wastes time. The Certified CMMC Professionals at Highground Cyber design architectures leveraging the most appropriate solutions to meet you where you are, but that can still meet the CMMC assessment objectives, ensuring you have only what you need to achieve certification.
The DoD Guidance is clear: "Under no circumstances shall the C3PAO offer any advice, implementation assistance, or recommendations as to how the OSC can improve or enhance their preparedness." CMMC Certification Assessment teams cannot help you with your implementation, which is why the Certified CMMC Professionals at Highground Cyber do not perform certifications. Instead, we focus exclusively on helping you execute your implementation plan with a laser focus on time & financial efficiency.
Mock assessments help avoid hard fails and false starts. A "hard fail" is a failure to meet any one of the five-point CMMC practices. If you hard fail, you pay for the certification assessment and start over. A "false start" describes prematurely seeking an assessment. If you false start, you pay a penalty and lose your place in the certification queue. Reduce these risks by scheduling your CMMC Readiness Assessment with the Certified CMMC Professionals at Highground Cyber.
80,000 Organizations are currently seeking certification and there are only 60 qualified organizations to assess them all. The final CMMC ruling is now in effect, and certification is now a requirement to bid on contracts.
