The CMMC 2.0 Challenge

Maturity Levels

Foundational to Expert

110

Practices (Level 2)

NIST SP 800-171 aligned

DoD

Requirement

Mandatory for contractors

800-171

NIST SP Based

Core control framework

CMMC 2.0 is now mandatory for Department of Defense contractors handling CUI. Level 2 requires a third-party assessment by an accredited C3PAO — not just a self-attestation. With rulemaking finalized and contract clauses rolling out, the timeline pressure is real. Organizations that fail to certify risk losing DoD contract eligibility entirely.

How Cisodium Simplifies CMMC 2.0

From initial self-assessment to C3PAO certification — every step covered.

Practice-Level Mapping — 110 L2 Practices

Every CMMC 2.0 Level 2 practice is pre-mapped and ready to implement. Assign each practice to an owner, link it to your System Security Plan, policies, and CUI assets. Cisodium tracks implementation status across all 14 NIST SP 800-171 control families so you always know where you stand.

Cisodium CMMC practice-level mapping interface

Maturity Level Assessment

Evaluate your organization against CMMC Level 1 (basic safeguarding), Level 2 (advanced — NIST 800-171), and Level 3 (expert — NIST 800-172). Cisodium scores each domain, highlights gaps, and generates a clear roadmap from your current state to your target maturity level.

System Security Plan (SSP) Generation

Auto-generate your SSP directly from implemented controls and documented configurations. Cisodium pulls in control descriptions, responsibility assignments, implementation details, and linked evidence — producing an SSP that mirrors NIST SP 800-171 Assessment Guide format.

Cisodium SSP document generation interface

Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M)

Track every unmet practice with structured POA&M entries. Each item includes the practice reference, weakness description, remediation plan, responsible party, milestones, and target completion date. POA&M items link directly to findings (FND-XXXXX) and affected controls.

CUI Scope & Asset Management

Define your CUI boundary by tagging assets that store, process, or transmit Controlled Unclassified Information. Cisodium maps data flows, identifies scope creep, and ensures every asset within the CUI enclave is covered by the required security practices.

Evidence Package for C3PAO Assessment

Bundle all assessment evidence into a structured package organized by practice family. Cisodium compiles control implementation artifacts, configuration screenshots, policy documents, training records, and interview notes — ready to hand to your C3PAO assessor.

Beyond Compliance — The ISMP Advantage

CMMC 2.0 is one certification. Your defense security program spans far more. With Cisodium, your CMMC practices automatically connect to every other security domain.

One practice links to your entire security program

CUI data flows mapped to asset inventory and network diagrams

DFARS 252.204-7012 clause requirements linked to controls

Supply chain risk assessments for subcontractors and vendors

NIST SP 800-171 controls cross-mapped to ISO 27001 Annex A

Incident response plans aligned with DoD 72-hour reporting

Security budget tracking tied to practice implementation costs

CTRL-00071 (CUI Access Control) → linked to RISK-00145 → scoped to AST-00312 (CUI Enclave) → tracked in AUDT-00003 → reported to DCSA