OSAs that lack quality evidence can false start or even hard fail a CMMC certification assessment. Certified Third-party assessor organizations (C3PAOs) assess OSAs' compliance with CMMC using 320 assessment objectives derived from NIST SP 800-171A. To meet these assessment objectives and achieve CMMC certification, OSAs must produce evidence that is both adequate and sufficient. Many OSAs do not have this evidence handy, nor do they know what types of evidence the C3PAOs would accept, which leads to poor preparation prior to the assessment. Many dangerously conceptualize the CMMC journey as just implementing the controls in NIST 800-171, and believe that by implementing a standard internally - it will satisfy external requirements. This is not the case, and self-attesting to specific levels of compliance with this mindset is dangerous. Doing the work to meet 110 controls is one thing, but documenting and generating audit trails sufficient for 320 assessment objectives is another. Don't go to the added effort and expense of certification just to stumble through it like a bad pop quiz and fail, when you can know whats on the test and be prepared.
Highground Cyber's CMMC Readiness Assessment helps you prevent false starts and hard fails by exposing you to the official CMMC certification assessment process - both conceptually and practically - through a miniature, mock CMMC assessment. The Certified CMMC Professionals at Highground Cyber will walk you through the assessment methods and objects at a C3PAOs disposal under the CMMC assessment process, taking the guess work out of your preparation. This process also involves coaching your key stakeholders in order to familiarize them with the mechanics of the assessment process and what to expect. With the right evidence and a dry run from the qualified assessors at Highground Cyber, you can be more confident going into your certification assessment that you have everything you need.