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Climbing Mount CMMC — 131 episodes

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How Do I Continue Self-Assessments Following the CMMC Phase 2 Suspension?

2

What Do You Need to Know About the CMMC Phase II Suspension

3

What Happens After I Pass My Assessment?

4

How To Pass CMMC The First Time

5

What Every MSP Needs to Know About CMMC (feat. Matt Travis, CEO of Cyber AB)

6

How To Master the CCP/CCA Courses

7

A Deep Dive into Rev 3: Incident Response (feat. Adam Evans)

8

What Qualifies As a "Significant Change" in CMMC?

9

What is CMMC Inheritance and How Do I Apply It? (feat. Adam Evans)

10

What is "The Game of Chicken" in CMMC? (feat. Lawrence Cruciana)

11

Cyb-Her: Transitioning Your MSP to CMMC Compliance

12

Working with a C3PAO (feat. Fernando Machado)

13

What Questions Should Your MSP Be Asking You?

14

A Deep Dive into Rev 3: Awareness & Training

15

The Ultimate Guide to a CMMC Level 2 Self-Assessment

16

How to Build CMMC as an MSP

17

The Concept of "Grace" in Building CMMC

18

What Does NIST 800-171 Rev 3 Mean for MSPs?

19

The Importance of POA&M Remediation

20

Exploring the 5 Stages of CMMC Grief

21

What Classifies an Organization as a Cloud Service Provider?

22

How to Use ODVs Internally

23

Breaking Down NIST 800-171 Rev 3 Implementation

24

The Right Way to Safeguard Physical CUI

25

Is Your Service Provider Prepared for CMMC?

26

What Does Proper CMMC Self-Attestation Look Like?

27

How to Prepare for CMMC in 2026

28

Do I Need to be CMMC Level 2 Certified as an MSP?

29

Achieving Cross-Team Alignment for CMMC Readiness

30

Inside the CCP Course as a CMMC Beginner

31

Where to Begin on Your CMMC Compliance Journey

32

What to Expect from a CMMC Assessment

33

The Best Way to Be CMMC-Rollout Ready

34

An Assessor's Guide to CMMC Compliance

35

What Does NIST 800-171 Look Like in Action?

36

How to Avoid a "Not Met" During a CMMC Assessment

37

Should I Go Through CMMC With My MSP?

38

Cracking the Code of Vulnerability Management

39

Understanding the Language of CMMC Assessors

40

A Deep Dive Into 48 CFR and How Organizations Can Prepare

41

What Every Organization Needs to Know About Data Flow

42

How the CRM Powers CMMC Compliance

43

Breaking Down the CMMC System Security Plan

44

CMMC Implementation from a Contractor's Perspective

45

What Is a POA&M? (And What It Isn't)

46

Are You Wasting Your Time With CMMC?

47

5 Things We Would Change About CMMC

48

Everything You Need to Know About CMMC Implementation

49

How to Build Your CMMC Documents the RIGHT Way

50

CMMC Inheritance: Which Controls am I Responsible for?

51

The Importance of Scalability as a Service Provider

52

Marketing in the CMMC Industry As an MSP

53

Breaking Down the Roles in CMMC Certifications

54

The CMMC Compliance Sidekick You Didn't Know You Had

55

Father/Daughter Duos Discuss the Evolving Landscape of Cybersecurity

56

How to Choose the Right MSP and Avoid a False Start

57

Securing Custom Software: Documenting Software Security Controls for CMMC Compliance

58

Understanding CMMC Audits with a Lead Assessor

59

Understanding Your Contracts' CMMC Requirements: A 32 CFR Breakdown

60

Creating CMMC Documentation and Choosing the Right Consultant

61

Navigating Vendor Challenges in CMMC Compliance

62

Navigating CMMC: Internal IT Challenges

63

When Will CMMC Affect My Business? (Phase Rollout and Memo)

64

Understanding Export Controls with a Regulatory Attorney

65

MSP Owners Share Their CMMC Journeys to Level 2

66

5 Questions to Ask BEFORE Choosing an MSP for CMMC

67

We Went Through Our CMMC Assessment (What we learned)

68

The Mission Behind CMMC from Three Perspectives: C3PAO, MSP, and Vendor

69

How to Create a System Security Plan for CMMC Level 2

70

What Does a CMMC Agreement Look Like? (And why have it?)

71

Becoming an Authorized C3PAO with Koren Wise (Women in CMMC)

72

The Assessment Tango (How to speak during a CMMC assessment)

73

Can You Fix Your CMMC Assessment Score?

74

What Does CMMC Readiness Look Like?

75

How We Prepared for Our CMMC Assessment

76

How to Climb Mount CMMC (for MSPs and SMBs)

77

How to Perform a Self-Assessment w/Vince Scott

78

Dr. Ron Ross Shares His Story (From the Army to NIST and Beyond)

79

The Connection Between NIST SP 800-53 and SP 800-171

80

The Purpose Behind SP 800-172 w/ Dr. Ron Ross

81

The Implementation of CMMC (4 Phase Rollout) w/ Vince Scott

82

How the 32 CFR Rule Affects Vendors

83

Let's Talk About FedRAMP (What, Why and How?)

84

An MSP's Breakdown of 32 CFR (How does this affect MSPs?)

85

Navigating the 32 CFR Final Rule Regulations

86

The 32 CFR Final Rule is out NOW (Let's chat)

87

Let's Get Real About Resources (What you need on your CMMC Climb)

88

Raising Boats and Empowering New Voices in Cybersecurity with Jason Sproesser

89

The Country Song of CMMC (What 32 CFR Did to Us)

90

5 Things We Learned from Our Gap Assessment

91

Emergency Episode Drop (32 CFR Review Status)

92

Our Journey to CMMC Compliance

93

What's On the CMMC Menu? (4 Different Approaches to CMMC)

94

Navigating the Complex Landscape of CMMC Compliance w/Jacob Hill

95

Software Development in the CMMC Ecosystem w/Kyle Lai

96

Let's Get Real About Cost of CMMC

97

Are You Ready for A CMMC Assessment? w/Adam Evans

98

5 Questions to Ask Your MSP to Gauge Their CMMC Readiness

99

Things You Should Prepare for BEFORE Your Assessment w/Amira Armond

100

Let's Get Real (Miniseries)

101

The Importance of Education and Gap Assessments in the CMMC Space w/Koren Wise

102

Can MSPs Participate in Joint Surveillance Assessments?

103

Let's Talk About Scoping w/Amira Armond

104

The Alphabet Soup of CMMC

105

How Compliance Effects the MSP Industry w/Joy Beland, Stuart Itkin, and George Perezdiaz

106

The Importance of Education in the CMMC Ecosystem w/Matt Hoeper

107

What You Should Know and Look for in A GRC Tool w/Mark Berman

108

Navigating Cybersecurity Requirements in Government Contracts w/Brian Hubbard and Shel Phillips

109

Season One Finale -Our Favorite Moments

110

Questions to Ask When Hiring A CMMC Consultant

111

What MSPs Need to Know About FedRAMP

112

What is Security Protection Data and Assets?

113

The MSP Cybersecurity Exchange (MSPCyberX)

114

What is CMMC?

115

Is MSP a Four-Letter Word with CMMC?

116

Common Mistakes MSPs Make When Tackling CMMC (Part Two)

117

Common Mistakes MSPs Make When Tackling CMMC (Part One)

118

The Fears Vendors Have With CMMC

119

The Connection Between FedRAMP and CMMC

120

Top 10 Things MSPs Should Be Doing (Part Two)

121

Top 10 Things MSPs Should Be Doing (Part One)

122

The Connection Between CIS and CMMC

123

The CMMC Ruling and What It Means For MSPs

124

Why Businesses Should Have Cyber Insurance

125

Should I Use a CMMC Template?

126

How Much Has CMMC Cost Us?

127

Preparing for our Level 2 CMMC Assessment

128

MSPs for the Protection of Critical Infrastructure w/Joy Beland

129

How to Prepare for a CMMC Assessment w/Brian Hubbard

130

The Mission and Vision Behind Our Podcast

131

Climbing Mount CMMC - The Trailer