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Climbing Mount CMMC — 125 episodes

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

2

What Qualifies As a "Significant Change" in CMMC?

3

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

4

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

5

Cyb-Her: Transitioning Your MSP to CMMC Compliance

6

Working with a C3PAO (feat. Fernando Machado)

7

What Questions Should Your MSP Be Asking You?

8

A Deep Dive into Rev 3: Awareness & Training

9

The Ultimate Guide to a CMMC Level 2 Self-Assessment

10

How to Build CMMC as an MSP

11

The Concept of "Grace" in Building CMMC

12

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

13

The Importance of POA&M Remediation

14

Exploring the 5 Stages of CMMC Grief

15

What Classifies an Organization as a Cloud Service Provider?

16

How to Use ODVs Internally

17

Breaking Down NIST 800-171 Rev 3 Implementation

18

The Right Way to Safeguard Physical CUI

19

Is Your Service Provider Prepared for CMMC?

20

What Does Proper CMMC Self-Attestation Look Like?

21

How to Prepare for CMMC in 2026

22

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

23

Achieving Cross-Team Alignment for CMMC Readiness

24

Inside the CCP Course as a CMMC Beginner

25

Where to Begin on Your CMMC Compliance Journey

26

What to Expect from a CMMC Assessment

27

The Best Way to Be CMMC-Rollout Ready

28

An Assessor's Guide to CMMC Compliance

29

What Does NIST 800-171 Look Like in Action?

30

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

31

Should I Go Through CMMC With My MSP?

32

Cracking the Code of Vulnerability Management

33

Understanding the Language of CMMC Assessors

34

A Deep Dive Into 48 CFR and How Organizations Can Prepare

35

What Every Organization Needs to Know About Data Flow

36

How the CRM Powers CMMC Compliance

37

Breaking Down the CMMC System Security Plan

38

CMMC Implementation from a Contractor's Perspective

39

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

40

Are You Wasting Your Time With CMMC?

41

5 Things We Would Change About CMMC

42

Everything You Need to Know About CMMC Implementation

43

How to Build Your CMMC Documents the RIGHT Way

44

CMMC Inheritance: Which Controls am I Responsible for?

45

The Importance of Scalability as a Service Provider

46

Marketing in the CMMC Industry As an MSP

47

Breaking Down the Roles in CMMC Certifications

48

The CMMC Compliance Sidekick You Didn't Know You Had

49

Father/Daughter Duos Discuss the Evolving Landscape of Cybersecurity

50

How to Choose the Right MSP and Avoid a False Start

51

Securing Custom Software: Documenting Software Security Controls for CMMC Compliance

52

Understanding CMMC Audits with a Lead Assessor

53

Understanding Your Contracts' CMMC Requirements: A 32 CFR Breakdown

54

Creating CMMC Documentation and Choosing the Right Consultant

55

Navigating Vendor Challenges in CMMC Compliance

56

Navigating CMMC: Internal IT Challenges

57

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

58

Understanding Export Controls with a Regulatory Attorney

59

MSP Owners Share Their CMMC Journeys to Level 2

60

5 Questions to Ask BEFORE Choosing an MSP for CMMC

61

We Went Through Our CMMC Assessment (What we learned)

62

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

63

How to Create a System Security Plan for CMMC Level 2

64

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

65

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

66

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

67

Can You Fix Your CMMC Assessment Score?

68

What Does CMMC Readiness Look Like?

69

How We Prepared for Our CMMC Assessment

70

How to Climb Mount CMMC (for MSPs and SMBs)

71

How to Perform a Self-Assessment w/Vince Scott

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

How the 32 CFR Rule Affects Vendors

77

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

78

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

79

Navigating the 32 CFR Final Rule Regulations

80

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

81

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

82

Raising Boats and Empowering New Voices in Cybersecurity with Jason Sproesser

83

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

84

5 Things We Learned from Our Gap Assessment

85

Emergency Episode Drop (32 CFR Review Status)

86

Our Journey to CMMC Compliance

87

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

88

Navigating the Complex Landscape of CMMC Compliance w/Jacob Hill

89

Software Development in the CMMC Ecosystem w/Kyle Lai

90

Let's Get Real About Cost of CMMC

91

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

92

5 Questions to Ask Your MSP to Gauge Their CMMC Readiness

93

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

94

Let's Get Real (Miniseries)

95

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

96

Can MSPs Participate in Joint Surveillance Assessments?

97

Let's Talk About Scoping w/Amira Armond

98

The Alphabet Soup of CMMC

99

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

100

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

101

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

102

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

103

Season One Finale -Our Favorite Moments

104

Questions to Ask When Hiring A CMMC Consultant

105

What MSPs Need to Know About FedRAMP

106

What is Security Protection Data and Assets?

107

The MSP Cybersecurity Exchange (MSPCyberX)

108

What is CMMC?

109

Is MSP a Four-Letter Word with CMMC?

110

Common Mistakes MSPs Make When Tackling CMMC (Part Two)

111

Common Mistakes MSPs Make When Tackling CMMC (Part One)

112

The Fears Vendors Have With CMMC

113

The Connection Between FedRAMP and CMMC

114

Top 10 Things MSPs Should Be Doing (Part Two)

115

Top 10 Things MSPs Should Be Doing (Part One)

116

The Connection Between CIS and CMMC

117

The CMMC Ruling and What It Means For MSPs

118

Why Businesses Should Have Cyber Insurance

119

Should I Use a CMMC Template?

120

How Much Has CMMC Cost Us?

121

Preparing for our Level 2 CMMC Assessment

122

MSPs for the Protection of Critical Infrastructure w/Joy Beland

123

How to Prepare for a CMMC Assessment w/Brian Hubbard

124

The Mission and Vision Behind Our Podcast

125

Climbing Mount CMMC - The Trailer