Navigate CMMC Compliance Challenges
CMMC requirements affect how defense contractors protect sensitive information, manage cybersecurity controls, and demonstrate compliance. Charles IT helps turn those requirements into a practical path toward CMMC readiness.
Understanding Your CMMC Requirements
Determining which CMMC level and assessment requirements apply to your organization can be difficult, especially when contracts involve FCI or CUI.
Defining Your CUI Environment
Organizations need to understand where CUI is stored, processed, transmitted, and accessed before they can effectively protect it.
Identifying Compliance Gaps
Missing controls, outdated systems, weak processes, or incomplete documentation can stand between your organization and CMMC readiness.
Maintaining Documentation & Evidence
CMMC requires more than implementing security tools. Organizations need policies, procedures, documentation, and evidence that demonstrate controls are operating as required.
Build Your Path to CMMC Readiness
Charles IT helps defense contractors understand CMMC requirements, strengthen cybersecurity controls, protect CUI, and prepare for assessment.
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What’s Included in Our CMMC Compliance Services
Cybersecurity and compliance services designed to protect CUI, address security gaps, and support your path to CMMC readiness.
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Protect critical systems and data with reliable backup and recovery capabilities that support operational resilience.
Endpoint Encryption
Protect CUI and other sensitive information stored on endpoints and reduce the risk of unauthorized access if a device is lost, stolen, or compromised.
External Vulnerability Scanning
Identify externally visible vulnerabilities that could expose systems, networks, and sensitive information to cyber threats.
SIEM
Centralize security monitoring and improve visibility into security events and suspicious activity across your IT environment.
Dark Web Monitoring
Identify exposed credentials associated with your organization so compromised accounts can be addressed before they create additional risk.
Security Awareness Training
Train employees to recognize phishing, social engineering, and other threats that could put CUI and sensitive systems at risk.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Who needs to comply with CMMC?
CMMC requirements can apply to DoD contractors and subcontractors when those requirements are included in applicable contracts or solicitations. The required CMMC level depends largely on whether an organization handles FCI or CUI and its contractual requirements.
What is the difference between CMMC Level 1 and Level 2?
Level 1 focuses on safeguarding FCI, while Level 2 applies to organizations that need to protect CUI and aligns with the security requirements of NIST SP 800-171.
Does CMMC Level 2 always require a C3PAO assessment?
No. Assessment requirements depend on the applicable contract and program. Some Level 2 organizations may be permitted to perform self-assessments, while others require an assessment by a C3PAO.
Can Charles IT perform our official CMMC assessment?
Charles IT helps organizations prepare for CMMC, remediate gaps, implement controls, and organize documentation. I would not say Charles IT conducts the official certification assessment unless you specifically know Charles IT is an authorized C3PAO.
How does Charles IT help protect CUI?
Charles IT can help organizations implement appropriate security measures around CUI, including access controls, encryption, identity security, endpoint protection, monitoring, segmentation, and secure data-handling practices.