If you’re a DoD contractor, you’ve probably felt the pain of juggling multiple cybersecurity frameworks. Between CMMC requirements and NIST 800-53 compliance, you’re doing the same work. Automating these frameworks can help you work smarter, not harder, while maintaining a strong security program.

For organizations serving both government and commercial customers, being able to connect the dots between CMMC and NIST 800-53 controls isn’t just a nice-to-have feature. It’s becoming essential for staying competitive and keeping compliance costs under control.

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As the federal government continues to move critical systems into the cloud, SaaS offerings inevitably move to the forefront of digital transformation. These solutions provide the scalability and flexibility these agencies need, even if they introduce unique security challenges. Namely, isolation strategies become paramount when serving multiple tenants, especially in high-security environments.

FedRAMP sets rigorous standards for securing cloud environments aligned with NIST 800-53, and multi-tenant SaaS providers must demonstrate robust separation mechanisms to achieve and maintain authorization.

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As the cyber threat landscape becomes increasingly dominated by state-sponsored actors and advanced persistent threats, the DoD has taken critical steps to evolve its cybersecurity requirements for defense contractors.

For contractors handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and seeking to achieve CMMC Level 3, the NIST SP 800-172 Enhanced Security Requirements represent the most stringent technical and procedural benchmarks currently required in the Department of Defense (DOD) Industrial Base (DIB).

This article examines the practical application of NIST 800-172 controls, focusing on the advanced security capabilities, resilience engineering, and operational maturity required for high-trust environments.

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