

The new program focuses on reducing costs for SMBs and aligning cybersecurity requirements with other federal requirements. The costs of compliance and third-party certification would force SMBs out of the DIB.Ĭongressional hearings followed, and in November 2021 DoD released its much-streamlined CMMC 2.0 model. Hundreds of public comments expressed concerns about the complexity of the CMMC framework. Start your CMMC journey by downloading it! PreVeil’s CMMC white paper provides a concise overview of required security controls as well as an explanation of how PreVeil addresses them.

The initial program called for external audits of each and every one of the hundreds of thousands of companies doing work for the DoD -all within five years. The DoD introduced its CMMC initiative in mid-2019 and released CMMC 1.0 in early 2020. What is CMMC 2.0 and How Does it Differ from 1.0

Since the release of 1.0, CMMC has undergone significant revisions. Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) is information that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls pursuant to and consistent with applicable law, regulations, and government-wide policies but is not classified under Executive Order 13526 or the Atomic Energy Act, as amended.
