Cyber security Maturity Model Certification or CMMC certification has evolved many times since it was formally introduced in early 2020, and it is still evolving. CMMC requires all DoD contractors to undergo third-party cyber security assessments. CMMC Accreditation Body, a nonprofit separate from DOD, is the Pentagon body for training and certifying Certified Third-Party Assessor Organizations (C3PAOs), which will then assess contractors' cyber security.

The program remains extremely important for the DOD and wider government contracting community. Therefore, it makes sense to learn about the CMMC, its different levels, and how contractors can achieve and maintain certification.

If you approach a professional CMMC consultant,then he/she will explain the CMMC model in detail. Five levels make up the CMMC model.

Levels 1 through 5 consist of processes and practices ranging from "basic cyber hygiene" to "advanced or progressive cybersecurity." Processes range from "performed" at level 1 to "optimizing" at level 5.
Basically, each level up indicates a higher degree of protection for sensitive information. In order to attain a specific CMMC level, an organization must demonstrate that it has achieved all of its lower levels. Furthermore, organizations must demonstrate to assessors the institutionalization of both processes and practices, and if they demonstrate varying levels of institutionalization for either one, they will be certified at the lower level.

CMMC levels can be categorized as follows:

CMMC level 1:  Secure federal contract information
CMMC level 2: Provides protection of controlled unclassified information as a first step in advancing cyber security maturity
CMMC level 3: Protect CUI
CMMC level 4: Reduce the risk of advanced persistent threats and protect CUI

According to DOD, authorized and accredited C3PAOs are responsible for conducting CMMC assessments of contractors' unclassified networks and issuing the appropriate CMMC certificates based on the results. The process of receiving accreditation through CMMC is likely to be lengthy, at least until the CMMC-AB certifies more C3PAO organizations.

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