CMMC 2.0 Requirements • Technical Support International

Technical Support International’s (TSI) CMMC 2.0 Support Plans offer comprehensive support for organizations. This includes technical assistance, administrative guidance, and consultative help for CMMC 2.0 compliance. Our plans deliver the necessary framework and technology to ensure ongoing adherence to evolving compliance requirements. Simplify your CMMC 2.0 compliance with our support plans, allowing you to focus on your business, not compliance!

Unlock Your Success as a DoD Subcontractor with CMMC 2.0 Compliance

Are you a Department of Defense (DoD) subcontractor seeking to secure your position and gain a competitive edge? Safeguard Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) to enhance the cybersecurity of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and bolster national security. Protecting CUI helps prevent theft by nation-state cyber threat actors, ensuring the integrity of your operations and contributing to national defense efforts.

The new CMMC 2.0 requirements are coming very soon. Ensuring compliance is crucial to maintaining your contractual standing and seizing new opportunities.

TSI: Your Trusted Partner for Comprehensive CMMC 2.0 Compliance Solutions

At TSI, we specialize in helping DoD subcontractors like you to navigate the complexities of NIST 800-171 and CMMC 2.0 requirements. With proven expertise and a comprehensive approach, we guide you to successful compliance, ensuring you stay ahead of the competition.

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CMMC 2.0 Technical Services Program Tiers	CMMC L1	CMMC L2	CMMC L3
Access Control Project Management
Managed Anti-Virus & Anti-Malware
Systems Updates & Patching
Security Documentation Generation
Identity & Access Management
3rd Party Patching
Ongoing Strategic & Regulatory Compliance Review
Monthly Reporting
Firewall Security Management
AD & File Access Monitoring
Change Management
Vulnerability Management Scanning
Monitor & Control Remote Access
System Security Plan Development
Control Removable Media
Password Management
Email Security Gateway
Networking Monitoring/Alerting & Intrusion Detection
Multi-Factor Authentication
Annual Security Assessment
Perform, Test & Restore Backups
Hosted Internet Gateway
Removable Media Susceptibility Training
Mobile Device Management
Network Log Monitoring
Data Loss Prevention
Data Encryption
Web Application Firewall
End User Security Awareness Training
File Integrity Monitoring

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED CMMC 2.0 SERVICES
Asset Inventory Management
Port Scanning
Internal & External Penetration Testing
Application Control
Security Operation Center
Enforce Port and Protocol Compliance
On-call Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT)

Meeting CMMC 2.0 compliance requirements can be challenging for any organization, especially when working with a tight budget, strict schedule, and limited technical expertise. Technical Support International (TSI) provides comprehensive support to help you meet CMMC 2.0 requirements. We ensure you have the necessary tools and resources, allowing you to focus on growing your business. TSI works diligently in the background to implement the safeguards needed to satisfy your industry’s compliance. Please refer to the chart below, which outlines the CMMC 2.0 requirements and the specific services TSI provides to address each area.

14 Domains & How We Address Them All

Access Control
(AC)

Awareness and Training
(AT)

Audit and Accountability
(AU)

Configuration and Management
(CM)

Identification and Authentication
(IA)

Incident Response
(IR)

Maintenance
(MA)

Media Protection
(MP)

Personnel Security
(PS)

Physical Protection
(PE)

Risk Assessment
(RA)

Security Assessment
(CA)

System and Communications Protection
(SC)

System and Information Integrity
(SI)

Comprehensive CMMC 2.0 Solutions Tailored to Your Needs

CMMC 2.0 Levels and Requirements: Understanding the CMMC's levels and their requirements is crucial for ensuring compliance and safeguarding your business. We'll explain Level 1 through Level 3 requirements in detail. We'll also show how they align with specific security controls.

Streamlined Compliance Process: Our experts will guide you through the essential steps to achieve CMMC 2.0 compliance, ensuring a streamlined and effective process. This includes gap assessments, plans for fixes, needed documents, and the audit and certification process.

Expert Guidance and Support Every Step of the Way: Our commitment to compliance shows the need for expert guidance and support throughout the entire process. At Technical Support International (TSI), we provide businesses with the assurance and assistance required to achieve and maintain compliance at every stage. Our expertise ensures that you can focus on your core business activities while we handle the complexities of compliance.

CMMC 2.0 Assessment Preparation: Prepare for a CMMC 2.0 assessment with confidence. Our team will provide best practices for internal assessments, including identifying vulnerabilities and implementing necessary security measures.

Tailored Training and Education: Enhance your CMMC 2.0 compliance skills with our tailored training programs, courses, and certifications. Explore security awareness, incident response, and secure configuration practices for comprehensive readiness.

Industry-Specific Compliance: Access customized compliance strategies designed specifically for defense contractors, healthcare organizations, and financial institutions to navigate the intricacies of CMMC 2.0 requirements within your sector.

Continual Compliance and Future Readiness

Continuous Monitoring and Improvement: Establish robust processes for continuous monitoring to ensure sustained compliance with CMMC 2.0 standards. Implement stringent security controls, conduct routine assessments, and remain vigilant against evolving threats.

Supply Chain Security: Gain insights into the impact of CMMC 2.0 compliance on supply chain management and vendor relationships. We'll guide you on assessing the security of third-party vendors and ensuring compliance throughout the supply chain with our expert assistance.

Stay Informed and Ahead of the Curve

CMMC 2.0 Case Studies and Success Stories: Draw inspiration from real-world success stories of organizations that have achieved CMMC 2.0 compliance. Learn from their challenges, strategies, and valuable lessons along the compliance journey for actionable insights.

CMMC 2.0 Updates and Future Developments: Stay informed about the latest changes, updates, and revisions to the CMMC 2.0 framework. Gain insights into upcoming requirements and explore the future of CMMC 2.0 with our comprehensive coverage.

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Access Control (AC)

CMMC 2.0 Control Identifiers	NIST 800-171 Control Identifiers	Identifier Description
AC.L1-3.1.1	3.1.1	Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices (including other information systems).
AC.L1-3.1.2	3.1.2	Transaction & Function Control Limit information system access to the types of transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to execute.
AC.L2-3.1.3	3.1.3	Control the flow of the CUI in accordance with approved authorizations
AC.L2-3.1.4	3.1.4	Separate the duties of the individuals to reduce the risk of malevolent activity without collusion
AC.L2-3.1.5	3.1.5	Employ the principle of least privilege, including for specific security functions and privilege accounts
AC.L2-3.1.6	3.1.6	Use non-privileged accounts or roles when accessing non security functions.
AC.L2-3.1.7	3.1.7	Prevent non-privileged users from executing privileged functions and capture the execution of such functions in audit logs
AC.L2-3.1.8	3.1.8	Limit unsuccessful logon attempts.
AC.L2-3.1.9	3.1.9	Provide privacy and security notices consistent with applicable CUI rules.
AC.L2-3.1.10	3.1.10	Use session lock with pattern-hiding displays to prevent access and viewing of data after a period of inactivity.
AC.L2-3.1.11	3.1.11	Terminate (automatically) user sessions after a defined condition.
AC.L2-3.1.12	3.1.12	Monitor and control remote access sessions.
AC.L2-3.1.13	3.1.13	Employ cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.
AC.L2-3.1.14	3.1.14	Route remote access via managed access control points.
AC.L2-3.1.15	3.1.15	Authorize remote execution of privileged commands and remote access to security-relevant information.
AC.L2-3.1.16	3.1.16	Authorize wireless access prior to allowing such connections
AC.L2-3.1.17	3.1.17	Protect wireless access using authentication and encryption.
AC.L2-3.1.18	3.1.18	Control connection of mobile devices.
AC.L2-3.1.19	3.1.19	Encrypt CUI on mobile devices and mobile computing platforms.
AC.L2-3.1.20	3.1.20	Verify and control/limit connections to and use of external information systems.
AC.L2-3.1.221	3.1.21	Limit use of portable storage devices on external systems
AC.L2-3.1.22	3.1.22	Control information posted or processed on publicly accessible information systems.

Awareness and Training (AT)

CMMC 2.0 Control Identifiers	NIST 800-171 Control Identifiers	Identifier Description
AT.L2-3.2.1	3.21	Ensure that managers, system administrators, and users of organizational systems are made aware of the security risks associated with their activities and of the applicable policies, standards, and procedures related to the security of those systems.
AT.L2-3.2.2	3.2.2	Ensure that personnel are trained to carry out their assigned information security-related duties and responsibilities.
AT.L2-3.2.3	3.2.3	Provide security awareness training on recognizing and reporting potential indicators of insider threat.

Audit and Accountability (AU)

CMMC 2.0 Control Identifiers	NIST 800-171 Control Identifiers	Identifier Description
AU.L2-3.3.1	3.3.1	Create and retain system audit logs and records to the extent needed to enable the monitoring, analysis, investigation, and reporting of unlawful or unauthorized system activity.
AU.L2-3.3.2	3.3.2	Ensure that the actions of individual system users can be uniquely traced to those users so they can be held accountable for their actions.
AU.L2-3.3.3	3.3.3	Provide a system capability that compares and synchronizes internal system clocks with an authoritative source to generate time stamps for audit records.
AU.L2-3.3.4	3.3.4	Review audit logs.
AU.L2-3.3.5	3.3.5	Correlate audit record review, analysis, and reporting processes for investigation and response to indications of unlawful, unauthorized, suspicious, or unusual activity.
AU.L2-3.3.6	3.3.6	Provide audit record reduction and report generation to support on-demand analysis and reporting
AU.L2-3.3.7	3.3.7	Provide a system capability that compares and synchronizes internal system clocks with an authoritative source to generate time stamps for audit records
AU.L2-3.3.8	3.3.8	Protect audit information and audit logging tools from unauthorized access, modification, and deletion.
AU.L2-3.3.9	3.3.9	Limit management of audit logging functionality to a subset of privileged users.

Configuration Management (CM)

CMMC 2.0 Control Identifiers	NIST 800-171 Control Identifiers	Identifier Description
CM.L2-3.4.1	3.4.1	Establish and maintain baseline configurations and inventories of organizational systems (including hardware, software, firmware, and documentation) throughout the respective system development life cycles.
CM.L2-3.4.2	3.4.2	Establish and enforce security configuration settings for information technology products employed in organizational systems.
CM.L2-3.4.3	3.4.3	Track, review, approve, or disapprove, and log changes to organizational systems.
CM.L2-3.4.4	3.4.4	Analyze the security impact of changes prior to implementation.
CM.L2-3.4.5	3.4.5	Define, document, approve, and enforce physical and logical access restrictions associated with changes to organizational systems.
CM.L2-3.4.6	3.4.6	Employ the principle of least functionality by configuring organizational systems to provide only essential capabilities.
CM.L2-3.4.7	3.4.7	Restrict, disable, or prevent the use of nonessential programs, functions, ports, protocols, and services.
CM.L2-3.4.8	3.4.8	Apply deny-by-exception (blacklisting) policy to prevent the use of unauthorized software or deny- all, permit-by-exception (whitelisting) policy to allow the execution of authorized software.
CM.L2-3.4.9	3.4.9	Control and monitor user-installed software.

Identification and Authentication (IA)

CMMC 2.0 Control Identifiers	NIST 800-171 Control Identifiers	Identifier Description
IA.L1-3.5.1	3.5.1	Identify information system users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices.
IA.L1-3.5.2	3.5.2	Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems.
IA.L2-3.5.3	3.5.3	Use multifactor authentication for local and network access to privileged accounts and for network access to non-privileged accounts.
IA.L2-3.5.4	3.5.4	Employ replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged and non- privileged accounts.
IA.L2-3.5.5	3.5.5	Prevent the reuse of identifiers for a defined period.
IA.L2-3.5.6	3.5.6	Disable identifiers after a defined period of inactivity.
IA.L2-3.5.7	3.5.7	Enforce a minimum password complexity and change of characters when new passwords are created.
IA.L2-3.5.8	3.5.8	Prohibit password reuse for a specified number of generations.
IA.L2-3.5.9	3.5.9	Allow temporary password use for system logons with an immediate change to a permanent password.
IA.L2-3.5.10	3.5.10	Store and transmit only cryptographically-protected passwords.
IA.L2-3.5.11	3.5.11	Obscure feedback of authentication information.

Incident Response (IR)

CMMC 2.0 Control Identifiers	NIST 800-171 Control Identifiers	Identifier Description
IR.L2-3.6.1	3.6.1	Establish an operational incident-handling capability for organizational systems that includes preparation, detection, analysis, containment, recovery, and user response activities.
IR.L2-3.6.2	3.6.2	Track, document, and report incidents to designated officials and/or authorities both internal and external to the organization.
IR.L2-3.6.3	3.6.3	Test the organizational incident response capability.

Maintenance (MA)

CMMC 2.0 Control Identifiers	NIST 800-171 Control Identifiers	Identifier Description
MA.L2-3.7.1	3.7.1	Perform maintenance on organizational systems.
MA.L2-3.7.2	3.7.2	Provide controls on the tools, techniques, mechanisms, and personnel used to conduct system maintenance.
MA.L2-3.7.3	3.7.3	Ensure equipment removed for off-site maintenance is sanitized of any CUI.
MA.L2-3.7.4	3.7.4	Check media containing diagnostic and test programs for malicious code before the media are used in organizational systems.
MA.L2-3.7.5	3.7.5	Require multi-factor authentication to establish nonlocal maintenance sessions via external network connections and terminate such connections when nonlocal maintenance is complete.
MA.L2-3.7.6	3.7.6	Supervise the maintenance activities of personnel without required access authorization.

Media Protection (MP)

CMMC 2.0 Control Identifiers	NIST 800-171 Control Identifiers	Identifier Description
MP.L2-3.8.1	3.8.1	Protect (i.e., physically control and securely store) system media containing CUI, both paper and digital.
MP.L2-3.8.2	3.8.2	Limit access to CUI on system media to authorized users.
MP.L2-3.8.3	3.8.3	Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal Contract Information before disposal or release for reuse.
MP.L2-3.8.4	3.8.4	Mark media with necessary CUI markings and distribution limitations.
MP.L2-3.8.5	3.8.5	Control access to media containing CUI and maintain accountability for media during transport outside of controlled areas.
MP.L2-3.8.6	3.8.6	Implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of CUI stored on digital media during transport unless otherwise protected by alternative physical safeguards.
MP.L2-3.8.7	3.8.7	Control the use of removable media on system components.
MP.L2-3.8.8	3.8.8	Prohibit the use of portable storage devices when such devices have no identifiable owner.
MP.L2-3.8.9	3.8.9	Protect the confidentiality of backup CUI at storage locations

Personnel Security (PS)

CMMC 2.0 Control Identifiers	NIST 800-171 Control Identifiers	Identifier Description
PS.L2-3.9.1	3.9.1	Screen individuals prior to authorizing access to organizational systems containing CUI.
PS.L2-3.9.2d	3.9.2	Ensure that organizational systems containing CUI are protected during and after personnel actions such as terminations and transfers.

Physical Protection (PE)

CMMC 2.0 Control Identifiers	NIST 800-171 Control Identifiers	Identifier Description
PE.L1-3.10.1	3.10.1	Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.
PE.L2-3.10.2	3.10.2	Protect and monitor the physical facility and support infrastructure for organizational systems.
PE.L1-3.10.3	3.10.3	Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity.
PE.L1-3.10.4	3.10.4	Maintain audit logs of physical access.
PE.L1-3.10.5	3.10.5	Control and manage physical access devices.
PE.L2-3.10.6	3.10.6	Enforce safeguarding measures for CUI at alternate work sites.

Risk Assessment (RA)

CMMC 2.0 Control Identifiers	NIST 800-171 Control Identifiers	Identifier Description
RA.L2-3.11.1	3.11.1	Periodically assess the risk to organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, and individuals, resulting from the operation of organizational systems and the associated processing, storage, or transmission of CUI.
RA.L2-3.11.2	3.11.2	Scan for vulnerabilities in organizational systems and applications periodically and when new vulnerabilities affecting those systems and applications are identified.
RA.L2-3.11.3	3.11.3	Remediate vulnerabilities in accordance with risk assessments.

Security Assessment (CA)

CMMC 2.0 Control Identifiers	NIST 800-171 Control Identifiers	Identifier Description
CA.L2-3.12.1	3.12.1	Periodically assess the security controls in organizational systems to determine if the controls are effective in their application.
CA.L2-3.12.2	3.12.2	Develop and implement plans of action designed to correct deficiencies and reduce or eliminate vulnerabilities in organizational systems.
CA.L2-3.12.3	3.12.3	Monitor security controls on an ongoing basis to ensure the continued effectiveness of the controls.
CA.L2-3.12.4	3.12.4	Develop, document, and periodically update system security plans that describe system boundaries, system environments of operation, how security requirements are implemented, and the relationships with or connections to other systems.

System and Communications Protection (SC)

CMMC 2.0 Control Identifiers	NIST 800-171 Control Identifiers	Identifier Description
SC.L1-3.13.1	3.13.1	Monitor, control, and protect organizational communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational information systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of the information systems.
SC.L2-3.13.2	3.13.2	Employ architectural designs, software development techniques, and systems engineering principles that promote effective information security within organizational systems.
SC.L2-3.13.3	3.13.3	Separate user functionality from system management functionality.
SC.L2-3.13.4	3.13.4	Prevent unauthorized and unintended information transfer via shared system resources.
SC.L1-3.13.5	3.13.5	Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are physically or logically separated from internal networks.
SC.L2-3.13.6	3.13.6	Deny network communications traffic by default and allow network communications traffic by exception (i.e., deny all, permit by exception).
SC.L2-3.13.7	3.13.7	Prevent remote devices from simultaneously establishing non-remote connections with organizational systems and communicating via some other connection to resources in external networks (i.e., split tunneling).
SC.L2-3.13.8	3.13.8	Implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure of CUI during transmission unless otherwise protected by alternative physical safeguards.
SC.L2-3.13.9	3.13.9	Terminate network connections associated with communications sessions at the end of the sessions or after a defined period of inactivity.
SC.L2-3.13.10	3.13.10	Establish and manage cryptographic keys for cryptography employed in organizational systems.
SC.L2-3.13.11	3.13.11	Employ FIPS-validated cryptography when used to protect the confidentiality of CUI.
SC.L2-3.13.12	3.13.12	Prohibit remote activation of collaborative computing devices and provide indication of devices in use to users present at the device.
SC.L2-3.13.13	3.13.13	Control and monitor the use of mobile code.
SC.L2-3.13.14	3.13.14	Control and monitor the use of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies.
SC.L2-3.13.15	3.13.15	Protect the authenticity of communications sessions.
SC.L2-3.13.16	3.13.16	Protect the confidentiality of CUI at rest.

System and Information Integrity (SI)

CMMC 2.0 Control Identifiers	NIST 800-171 Control Identifiers	Identifier Description
SI.L1-3.14.1	3.14.1	Identify, report, and correct information and information system flaws in a timely manner.
SI.L1-3.14.2	3.14.2	Provide protection from malicious code at appropriate locations within organizational information systems.
SI.L2-3.14.3	3.14.3	Monitor system security alerts and advisories and take action in response.
SI.L1-3.14.4	3.14.4	Update malicious code protection mechanisms when new releases are available.
SI.1-3.14.5	3.14.5	Perform periodic scans of the information system and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened, or executed.
SI.L2-3.14.6	3.14.6	Monitor organizational systems, including inbound and outbound communications traffic, to detect attacks and indicators of potential attacks.
SI.L2-3.14.7	3.14.7	Identify unauthorized use of organizational systems.

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~ BOB TRIEBER
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