CMMC Consulting & Assessment Services
Edwards supports Defense Industrial Base organizations preparing for CMMC with readiness consulting, gap assessments, remediation planning, and authorized CMMC assessments.
Start with where your organization is today. We can help you understand what applies, identify what still needs attention, or begin the formal assessment process when you are ready.
CMMC for Defense Contractors
If your organization works in the Defense Industrial Base, these are four useful things to understand before deciding what kind of CMMC support you need.
CMMC Basics
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program establishes cybersecurity requirements for organizations working with sensitive information in the Defense Industrial Base.
The level and assessment requirements that apply depend on the information an organization handles and the requirements included in its defense work.
Defense Contractors
CMMC requirements can become part of the conditions for performing defense work. Contractors and subcontractors need to understand what information they handle, which systems are in scope, and what level of assessment may be required.
Waiting until an assessment is scheduled can leave little time to resolve technical, documentation, or scoping issues.
Edwards CMMC Support
Edwards supports organizations with CMMC scoping, readiness consulting, gap assessments, remediation planning, cybersecurity guidance, professional training, and authorized assessments.
That means support can begin before an assessment is scheduled and continue through the appropriate next stage of the CMMC process.
C3PAO Assessments
A C3PAO conducts the formal assessment used to determine whether an organization has implemented the required CMMC practices.
When evaluating a C3PAO, look at its authorization, assessment experience, technical background, communication process, and ability to handle sensitive information appropriately.
Cyber AB Authorized Roles
Edwards holds four Cyber AB designations that support different parts of CMMC work: preparation, formal assessment, professional training, and approved educational materials.
Assessment
This is the role that allows Edwards to conduct formal CMMC assessments for organizations seeking certification.
View C3PAO credential
Readiness
This role supports readiness work such as scoping, gap assessments, planning, and preparation before assessment.
View RPO credential
Training
Edwards is authorized to deliver approved training for professionals pursuing CMMC credentials such as CCP and CCA.
View ATP credential
Course Materials
Edwards is authorized to develop approved materials used in professional CMMC education and certification training.
View APP credentialThese roles cover different parts of the CMMC ecosystem. Readiness consulting and formal assessment services are handled as separate engagements.
Why Edwards
CMMC preparation is easier when you know what is in scope, what still needs attention, and what the assessment process will expect. Edwards helps organizations work through those questions before they become assessment problems.
Identify where CUI is stored, processed, and transmitted, then determine which people, systems, locations, and services belong inside the CMMC assessment boundary.
Review practices, evidence, documentation, and implementation before a formal assessment so your team can see where additional work may still be needed.
Turn identified gaps into prioritized work with clear next steps, responsible owners, and practical remediation planning before assessment.
Edwards works across CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, SOC 2, HIPAA, and other security frameworks that may intersect with a complex cybersecurity environment.
Edwards participates in multiple parts of the CMMC ecosystem as an RPO, C3PAO, ATP, and APP, supporting readiness, formal assessment, professional training, and approved educational materials.
CMMC Case Study
Harkins Builders needed a practical way to understand its CMMC environment, identify what mattered, and organize the work still ahead. Edwards helped turn a document heavy process into a clearer plan for assessment preparation.
Too much documentation and not enough clarity around scope, priorities, and where to begin.
Clearer scoping and a more usable foundation for cybersecurity work and CMMC assessment preparation.
Published in the ABC 2023 Tech Report
CMMC Consulting & Assessments
Whether you are preparing for CMMC or ready to discuss a formal assessment, a little context is enough to get the conversation started.
Scoping, readiness reviews, gap assessments, remediation planning, and assessment preparation.
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