The Guide to Everything CMMC

by Tara Lemieux
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About the Book

Are you looking for the definitive guide to Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Assessments? Look no further!

This guide helps organizations understand the requirements of CMMC, including scoping basics, controls implementation, and the CMMC assessment process. You’ll also learn about your rights and responsibilities as an Organization Seeking Certification, as well as your obligations.

Written by Tara Lemieux, a professional CMMC Assessor and Instructor who has worked tirelessly to support this DoD initiative from the very start, this book offers a unique insight into the CMMC Model, the assessment process, and supporting implementation and maintenance.

Whether this is your first cybersecurity compliance effort, or you just need a little more help to meaningfully navigate this new requirement – This book can help your organization prepare, execute, and maintain your CMMC compliance.

Table of Contents

1. The Need for Protection

2. A Changing View

3. Smaller Things You Can Do Now to Prepare

4. Navigating a More meaningful Way

5. Understanding and Navigating CMMC 2.0 Assessment Requirements

6. Taking Care of Business

7. Are All Assessors the Same?

8. The Assessment Process

9. Scoring

10. OSC Rights, Responsibilities, and Remedies

11. What Happens After the Assessment?

12. “The Special Sauce” or CMMC Practices from and Assessor’s Point of View

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About the Author

Tara Lemieux is a CMMC Certified Assessor, (CMMC) Instructor, and Lead Auditor for ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 20000-1 and ISO/IEC 27001. With over 30 years of hands-on implementation experience guiding U.S. government and commercial agencies, Ms. Lemieux has empowered cybersecurity fortifications and compliance efforts through innovative and meaningful solutions. Using advanced statistical techniques, she has produced threat modeling and accompanying analysis in support of federal agencies to help advance their knowledge of immediate and emerging national security threats.

Her mindful approach has helped small to mid-sized companies successfully leverage existing capabilities to manage and address their cybersecurity risks while assuring their compliance with federal contracting requirements.

She is currently a member of the CMMC Standards Counsel.

Tara Lemieux, the “Queen of CMMC”,  PA, PI, CCP, CCA, CMMC Instructor, ISO Lead Auditor

Tara is a CMMC Consultant, Redspin. You can find Tara online at: 

In short, The Guide to Everything CMMC puts critical resources right at small and medium businesses’ fingertips. And not 2-3 years from now, but today.

-Jim Goepel, JD, LLM, PI, CCP, CCA  Founding Director, CyberAB (Prev.) Co-Founder, CMMC Information Institute  General Counsel and Director of Education, Continuous Compliance LLC

I'm excited to start studying “The Guide to Everything CMMC”! Scanning through and reading the introduction, I can tell this is going to be a thorough and in depth read!

-Bradley Adams, Masters Padawan in Cybersecurity | Concentrations in Governance, U.S. and International Compliance-Regulation, and Management

Fantastic book. If you want to better understand CMMC read this book.

– Arnold Villeneuve, CMMC/CP-CSC Advisor (Canada)

Ready to Take the Next Step?

As part of the Redspin team, Tara Lemieux—known as the “Queen of CMMC,” and a CMMC consultant, lead assessor, and CCP and CCA instructor— is ready to support you at any stage of your CMMC journey.

 

Important Notice: The DoD reserves the right to assess your compliance with just five days’ notice. Given the increasing demand, Redspin’s assessment slots are filling up quickly. If your organization is ready for an assessment, we strongly recommend reaching out as soon as possible.

 

Did you know? Tara also teaches virtual CCP and CCA courses throughout the year. Visit our CCP and CCA pages for more information and to register for the next course!

 

With Redspin, you’ll be guided by the best in the industry. Together, we’ll help you confidently navigate the path to full compliance and beyond. If you’re ready to get started, contact us today:

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