If a company bids on Department of Defense (DoD) contracts, obtaining the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is mandatory. The CMMC assists in ensuring the protection of sensitive data for national security, but it’s not cut and dry in regards to who passes an assessment. Rather, the determining factor is the type of contracts a …

Cyberattacks executed on Department of Defense (DoD) supply chains are concerns for national security. As a result, obtaining the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is required for defense contractors to bid on DoD contracts. If companies are not CMMC certified or don’t have the right level of certification for a specific contract, they cannot bid. …