The Challenge
A 120-person aerospace parts manufacturer operating as a subcontractor for major DoD prime contracts was notified that they must demonstrate full readiness for CMMC Level 2 (NIST SP 800-171) within 90 days or face contract suspension.
At start, their systems had no formalized System Security Plan (SSP), employee access permissions to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) were not audited, and several legacy production machines had direct access to external, unencrypted network lanes.
Our Scoping Approach & Solution
Cyberlux Consulting deployed fractional vCISO operations leads to execute a parallel three-phase remediation plan:
- Data Boundary Scoping: Isolated all engineering data and CAD drawings containing CUI into a secure cloud enclave. This reduced the compliance scope from 3 corporate offices down to a single managed workspace.
- Technical Control Implementation: Enforced mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) across all identity layers, set up centralized log collection for auditable monitoring, and established encrypted network boundaries.
- Document Assembly: Drafted a complete 180-page System Security Plan (SSP) and matched it with a Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) framework.
Key Metrics & Outcome
- NIST Controls Mapped: 110 out of 110 controls fully addressed.
- Compliance Scope Reduction: Isolated endpoints by 70%, dramatically lowering audit overhead costs.
- Audit Readiness Timeline: Completed entire project in exactly 82 days.
- Business Impact: Cleared validation assessment, securing $45M in active and pending DoD subcontracting pipelines.
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- Industry: Defense Tech
- Company Size: 120 Employees
- Scope: NIST SP 800-171 / CMMC
- Delivery: 82 Days