Why Most CMMC Documentation Fails and How to Fix It

CMMC compliance documentation policies and procedures

The philosophy behind compliance documentation that actually works We’ve assessed companies for CMMC certification. We’ve seen a lot of bad documentation. Documentation that doesn’t help companies pass their assessments. Policies sitting in binders that nobody reads. Procedures so complex that staff can’t follow them. Templates filled with generic language that doesn’t match actual operations. When … Read more

What Passed a DOD Assessment for System Baselining and Inventories

CMMC system inventory and baseline configuration monitoring dashboard

Real evidence from a successful CMMC Level 2 assessment that you can learn from Practice 3.4.1 looks simple on the surface. Establish and maintain baseline configurations and inventories of organizational systems. Then you read the assessment objectives. Hardware, software, firmware, and documentation. For both baselines AND inventories. Maintained over time. Reviewed periodically. Suddenly you’re looking … Read more