Simplifying Manufacturing Companies Path to CMMC Compliance

Ensure your manufacturing operations meet Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements with ease and confidence using Trout's CMMC Compliance Software and Registered Practitioners. Simplify your compliance process and unlock Department of Defense (DoD) contracts.

 

 

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Impact of CMMC Compliance on the Defense Industrial Base

BUSINESS ENABLER
CMMC compliance is crucial for manufacturers to continue working with the DoD. The required CMMC level should be stated in each contracts or RFPs, but its absence doesn’t waive the requirement.
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PROTECTING INFORMATION
CMMC Level 1, the most common requirement, focuses on protecting Federal Unclassified Information (FUI), while Level 2 is designed to safeguard the more sensitive Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
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ACCESSIBLE PROCESS
Achieving CMMC certification involves scoping, self-assessment, and external assessment (for Level 2), along with developing policies and procedures.
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Streamlining CMMC Certification Process

How Trout Simplifies the Journey to Achieving CMMC Compliance in the Manufacturing Sector

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Simple Hardware Integration

Add Trout hardware to your network, and start building visibility and policies from your existing posture.

  • Simple to install
  • On-premise data processing tailored for CMMC requirements
  • Extend your current systems and meet CMMC certification standards
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Built-in protections

Implement CMMC enclave architecture with an intuitive UI to enhance visibility, security, and documentation.

  • User-friendly UI for your IT team
  • Deploy CMMC enclaves with Demilitarized LAN
  • Enforce Access-Control, at the protocol level
  • Built-in end-to-end authentication and encryption
  • Get full log traceability

Best-in-class protections

Implement enclave architecture with an intuitive UI to enhance visibility, security, and documentation.

  • Deploy Demilitarized LAN
  • Enforce Access-Control, at the protocol level
  • Built-in end-to-end authentication and encryption
  • Get full log traceability
  • All via a user-friendly UI
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Automate CMMC Compliance Controls

Trout hardware natively addresses multiple CMMC certification requirements, and our team of CMMC Registered Practitioners is ready to support your IT team throughout the compliance process.

  • Out-of-the-box coverage for key CMMC practices, including Access Control (AC), Identification and Authentication (IA), and System and Communications Protection (SC).
  • Automated control collection and documentation to streamline your CMMC compliance efforts.
  • Centralized Incident Response for enhanced security and quicker reaction times.
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Demilitarized LAN (DLAN) Difference

Trout develop the Demilitarized LAN  technology, which provides best-in-class protections and allows to streamline the CMMC certification process.

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Plug and play CMMC solution to secure your industrial sites

At Trout, we work to help our customers deliver agile and secure networks, and to be able to tackle their digitalization efforts, from a strength position

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the relationship between CMMC and NIST SP 800-171?

Compliance with NIST standards are levied as contractual requirements via inclusion of clauses such as FAR 52.204-21 and DFARS 252.204-7012. The relationship between CMMC and the NIST standards is that CMMC requirements will result in a contractor self-assessment, or a third-party assessment, to determine whether the applicable NIST standard (as identified by the DFARS clause) has been met. The FAR clause states the basic safeguarding requirements for CMMC Level 1 compliance. Under CMMC 2.0, a Level 2 assessment will be conducted against the NIST SP 800-171 standard and a Level 3 assessment will be based on a subset of NIST SP 800-172 requirements.

Will CMMC 2.0 apply to all Department of Defense (DoD) contracts?

CMMC 2.0 will be required for DoD contracts once rulemaking is complete, which can take up to 24 months.

The specific CMMC level required should be clearly stated in the DoD contract or RFP; however, in alignment with Christian doctrine, the absence of such a specification should not be interpreted as a waiver of this requirement.

 


How often will CMMC assessments be required?

Self-assessments are required annually, while third-party assessments are required every three for CMMC level 2.

Will my organization need to be certified if it does not handle CUI?

Contractors are required to safeguard information by inclusion of contract clauses such as FAR 52.204-21 (for FCI) or DFARS 252.204-7012 (for CUI). DoD’s intent under the CMMC program is to require assessment against the required cybersecurity standards (i.e., NIST SP 800-171) only when safeguarding of CUI is required. For some programs or some CUI, DoD will require certification based on assessment by a C3PAO or the Government, rather than relying on a self-assessment. If a DIB company does not process, store, or transmit CUI on its unclassified network, but does process, store or handle FCI, then it must perform a CMMC Level 1 self-assessment and submit the results with an annual affirmation by a senior company official into SPRS.

Will the results of my assessment be public? Will the DoD see my results?

Once CMMC 2.0 is fully implemented, the DoD will have access to information and data relating to a company’s assessment, to include the assessment results and final report. The DoD will store all assessment results on the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). CMMC certificates and the associated third-party assessment data will be stored in the CMMC Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Services (eMASS) database. CMMC assessment results will not be made public.

How will CMMC apply to non-US companies?

The DoD intends to maintain its existing cybersecurity requirements (as defined in FAR 52.204-21 and DFARS 252.204-7012), and enforce them where applicable. The DoD will continue to engage with our international partners regarding mutual agreement on necessary cybersecurity standards, and will ensure that foreign companies that support U.S. warfighters are equipped to safeguard FCI and CUI.