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Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense Contractors
Mission Compliance is a podcast dedicated to helping defense contractors navigate the complex world of DoD requirements and compliance, ultimately empowering them to win more contracts and position themselves as leaders in the defense industry. Our podcast aims to provide actionable guidance, insights, and cutting-edge strategies that can fast-track businesses to defense contract success. Visit cmmccompliancesecrets.com for more.
Episodes
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsTools That Can Help You Achieve CMMC Level 2 Compliance Quickly | Episode 117
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we provide an outline of how tools such as Microsoft Intune, Azure Virtual Machines, and conditional access can help…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls: IR.L2-3.6.2: Track, document, and report incidents to designated officials and/or authorities both internal and external to the organization | Episode 116
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: IR.L2-3.6.2, highlighting the importance of tracking…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsThe Latest Update to the SPRS System: Self-Certifying Your CMMC Level | Episode 115
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of SPRS updates and the self-certification process.
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsDecoding the Latest DoD Guidance on CMMC Levels | Episode 114
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of the guidance provided by the DoD on the latest CMMC levels and how that could…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsEpisode 113: Understanding CMMC 2.0 Controls: IR.L2-3.6.1: Establish an operational incident-handling capability for organizational systems that includes preparation, detection, analysis, containment, recovery, and user response activities
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: IR.L2-3.6.1, highlighting the importance of establishing an…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsWhy You Need A Vulnerability Scanning Solution And Why Antivirus Won't Cut It | Episode 112
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of the importance of implementing a vulnerability scanning solution, and why it’s…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls: IA.L2-3.5.11: Obscure feedback of authentication information | Episode 111
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: IA.L2-3.5.11, highlighting the importance of obscuring feedback…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls: IA.L2-3.5.10: Store and transmit only cryptographically-protected passwords | Episode 110
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: IA.L2-3.5.10, highlighting the importance of storing and…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls: IA.L2-3.5.9: Allow temporary password use for system logons with an immediate change to a permanent password | Episode 109
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: IA.L2-3.5.9, highlighting the importance of allowing temporary…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsManaging Websites & Publicly Accessible Information for Compliance Success | Episode 108
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of the importance of not posting CUI on public websites.
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls: IA.L2-3.5.8: Prohibit password reuse for a specified number of generations | Episode 107
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: IA.L2-3.5.8, highlighting the importance of prohibiting…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsWhy You May Need a Clean Desk Policy to Adequately Protect CUI | Episode 106
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of the importance of implementing a clean desk policy to help protect CUI.
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls: IA.L2-3.5.7: Enforce a minimum password complexity and change of characters when new passwords are created | Episode 105
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: IA.L2-3.5.7, highlighting the importance of enforcing a minimum…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsCyber Incident Reporting Requirements Explained | Episode 104
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of the importance of what you need to know about the cyber incident reporting requirements.
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls: IA.L2-3.5.6: Disable identifiers after a defined period of inactivity
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: IA.L2-3.5.6, highlighting the importance of disabling…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls: IA.L2-3.5.5: Prevent reuse of identifiers for a defined period
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: IA.L2-3.5.5, highlighting the importance of preventing reuse of…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsWhy You Need a Policy & Procedures for Posting Information to Public Systems | Episode 101
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of the importance of documentation, specifically when it comes to posting…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsCompliance Horror Stories: The Untold Tales | Episode 100
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of some of the most frightening and misguided compliance horror stories. What…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsIncreasing Your Prices to Cover the Cost of Being More Secure | Episode 99
In this episode of 'Mission Compliance' we bring you an in-depth breakdown of the importance of increasing your prices to help your business stay secure and…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls IA.L2-3.5.4 - Employ replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged and non-privileged accounts | Episode 98
An in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: IA.L2-3.5.4, highlighting the importance of employing replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsAvoid Compliance Headaches by Leveraging Azure Government Cloud Virtual Desktops | Episode 97
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of how Azure Government Cloud Virtual Desktops can help you avoid compliance headaches.
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls IA.L2-3.5.3 - Use multifactor authentication for local and network access to privileged accounts and for network access to non-privileged accounts | Episode 96
An in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: IA.L2-3.5.3, highlighting the importance of using multi-factor authentication for local and network access to…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsImplementing Tough Security Requirements While Facing Internal Resistance | Episode 95
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of how to implement tough security requirements while facing internal resistance. How can you break through…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls IA.L2-3.5.2 - Authenticate (or verify) the identities of users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational systems | Episode 94
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: IA.L2-3.5.2, highlighting the importance of authenticating (or verifying) the…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsCMMC Level 2 Self Certification in SPRS | Episode 93
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC Level 2, highlighting the importance of self-certification within the SPRS system.
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls IA.L2-3.5.1 - Identify system users, processes acting on behalf of users, and devices | Episode 92
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMM8C 2.0 control: IA.L2-3.5.1, highlighting the importance of identifying system users, processes…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsConvincing the Boss Why CMMC Level 2 Prep Is Worth It | Episode 91
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of the importance of showing you how you can help if your boss is struggling with the price tag of CMMC…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsMeeting CMMC Requirements When Developing Custom Code for Defense Contracts | Episode 90
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of the importance of meeting CMMC requirements when developing custom codes for defense contracts.
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls CM.L2-3.4.9 - Control and monitor user-installed software | Episode 89
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMM8C 2.0 control: CM.L2-3.4.9, highlighting the importance of controlling and monitoring user-installed…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsCriminal Penalties Abound in CMMC Self-Attestations and What You Should Know | Episode 88
In this episode, we give you an in-depth breakdown of the intense penalties that come with inaccurate self-attestation. Don't get got - let On Call help you…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls CM.L2-3.4.8 - 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 | Episode 87
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: CM.L2-3.4.8, highlighting the importance of applying a deny-by-exception…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding the New Affirming Official Role for SPRS and CMMC Self Attestation | Episode 86
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of the new Affirming Official in SPRS and CMMC self-attestation. Why does it matter, and what exactly are…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls CM.L2-3.4.7 - Restrict, disable, or prevent the use of nonessential programs, functions, ports, protocols, and services | Episode 85
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: CM.L2-3.4.7, highlighting the importance of restricting, disabling, or preventing the…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls CM.L2-3.4.6 - Employ the principle of least functionality by configuring organizational systems to provide only essential capabilities | Episode 84
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: CM.L2-3.4.6, highlighting the importance of employing the principle of least…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls CM.L2-3.4.5 - Define, document, approve, and enforce physical and logical access restrictions associated with changes to organizational systems | Episode 83
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: CM.L2-3.4.5, highlighting the importance of defining, documenting, approving, and…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsWhy a Mock Assessment is Important for CMMC Certification | Episode 82
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of why a mock assessment is important for helping your organization reduce the risk of failure, and helping…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls CM.L2-3.4.4 - Analyze the security impact of changes | Episode 81
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: CM.L2-3.4.4, highlighting the importance of analyzing the security impact of changes…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsWhy Role Based Access Control Is Your Gateway To Compliance | Episode 80
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of role-based access control, and how it can be your gateway to compliance success.
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls CM.L2-3.4.3 - Track, review, approve or disapprove, and log changes to organizational systems | Episode 79Track, review, approve or disapprove, and log changes to organizational systems | Episode 79
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: CM.L2-3.4.3, highlighting the importance of tracking, reviewing, approving or…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls CM.L2-3.4.2 - Establish and enforce security configuration settings for information technology products employed in organizational systems | Episode 78
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: CM.L2-3.4.2, highlighting the importance of establishing and enforcing security…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls CM.L2-3.4.1 - Establish and maintain baseline configurations and inventories of organizational systems (including hardware, software, firmware, and documentation) throughout the respective system | Episode 77
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: CM.L2-3.4.1, highlighting the importance of establishing and maintain baseline…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsSeparation of Duties and CMMC Compliance for Sole Proprietor Businesses | Episode 76
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of how CMMC 2.0 control: AC.L2-3.1.4, applies to small businesses or sole-proprietor LLCs, when separating…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls AU L2-3.3.9: Limit management of audit logging functionality to a subset of privileged users | Episode 75
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: AU.L2-3.3.9, highlighting the importance of limiting management of audit logging…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsNew CMMC Law Just Dropped: What Does It Mean? | Episode 74
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of An in-depth breakdown of CMMC, the new timeline, and specifically what it means for your business.
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls AU L2-3.3.8: Protect audit information and audit logging tools from unauthorized access, modification, and deletion | Episode 73
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: AU.L2-3.3.8, highlighting the importance of protecting audit information and audit…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls AU L2-3.3.7: Provide a system capability that compares and synchronizes internal system clocks with an authoritative source to generate time stamps for audit records | Episode 72
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: AU.L2-3.3.7, highlighting the importance of providing a system capability that…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls AU L2-3.3.6: Provide audit record reduction and report generation to support on-demand analysis and reporting | Episode 71
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: AU.L2-3.3.6, highlighting the importance of providing audit record reduction and…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsCMMC is Coming: How Are Smaller Defense Contractors Going To Afford It? | Episode 70
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth exploration of what CMMC means for smaller contractors, potential cost-saving strategies, and how to navigate this…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls AU L2-3.3.5: Correlate audit record review, analysis, and reporting processes for investigation and response to indications of unlawful, unauthorized, suspicious, or unusual activity | Episode 69
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: AU.L2-3.3.5, highlighting the importance of correlating audit record review, analysis…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsShould You Move Your Computers And Servers To Azure Government? | Episode 68
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of Azure Government and how to determine if it’s the right cybersecurity solution for your compliance and…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls AU L2-3.3.4: Alert in the event of an audit logging process failure. | Episode 67
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: AU.L2-3.3.4, highlighting the importance of alerting in the event of a logging failure.
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls AU L2-3.3.3: Review and update logged events | Episode 66
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: AU.L2-3.3.3, highlighting the importance of reviewing and updating logged events.
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsCMMC Maturity Levels: Advancing Cybersecurity in the Defense Supply Chain | Episode 65
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC and its many maturity levels. What are they, and how can they help or hinder your compliance…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls AU L2-3.3.2: Ensure that the actions of individual system users can be uniquely traced to those users so they can be held accountable for their actions | Episode 64
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: AU.L2-3.3.2, highlighting the importance of being able to trace actions to individual…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls AU L2-3.3.1: 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 | Episode 63
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: AU.L2-3.3.1, highlighting the importance of creating and monitoring audit logs for the…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsCybersecurity Safeguarding Requirements: Understanding the Basics | Episode 62
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of cybersecurity and the basics of safeguarding your organization within DFARS, NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsAddressing Common Challenges in Achieving DFARS and NIST SP 800 171 Compliance | Episode 61
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of DFARS and NIST SP 800-171 compliance, and the most common challenges associated with it.
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls AT L2-3.2.3: Provide security awareness training on recognizing and reporting potential indicators of insider threat | Episode 60
In this episode, we bring you An in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: AT.L2-3.2.3, highlighting the importance of providing security awareness training on…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsUnderstanding CMMC 2.0 Controls AT L2-3.2.2: Ensure that organizational personnel are adequately trained to carry out their assigned information security-related duties and responsibilities | Episode 59
In this episode, we bring you An in-depth breakdown of CMMC 2.0 control: AT.L2-3.2.2, highlighting the importance of organizational personnel being adequately…
Mission Compliance: Unleashing Growth Potential For Defense ContractorsDFARS Cyber Incident Reporting: Procedures and Best Practices | Episode 58
In this episode, we bring you an in-depth breakdown of the procedures and best practices revolving around the process of cyber incident reporting within the…