5 Critical CMMC Compliance Assessments by Continuum GRC 2026
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Outlines five CMMC assessments defense contractors should run to find gaps before certification.
The article details five essential CMMC compliance assessments for defense contractors handling Controlled Unclassified Information.
The assessments cover NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 control implementation, technical validation, supply chain risk management, continuous monitoring, and organizational governance.
Common deficiencies flagged include incomplete System Security Plans and misconfigured security policies.
Proactive organizations are said to achieve roughly 40% faster certification timelines than reactive ones.
A comprehensive Level 2 assessment typically takes 8-12 weeks and costs between $75,000 and $250,000.