Hill Tech Solutions is extremely proud to announce that we’ve achieved CMMC Level 2 C3PAO Certification, the culmination of multiple years of hard work by the entire team.
You probably know by now that CMMC refers to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, a standard required for all DoD contractors handling certain types of sensitive information, and C3PAO stands for Certified Third-Party Assessor Organization.
This is a complex process that involves verifying the implementation of 110 security practices from NIST SP 800-171. A valid C3PAO assessment is often contractually required before awarding of DoD contracts containing Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
For us at Hill Tech, this certification represents far more than boxes checked or a certificate to hang on the wall. The process requires a top-to-bottom commitment from every member of the organization. Put another way, CMMC Level 2 is about building a new and better culture.
In our own experience, we witnessed:
- Teams stepping into unfamiliar, uncharted territory
- Processes that became leaner, sharper, and more intentional
- Internal conversations that shifted from, “What do we have to do?” to “What’s the right way to do this?”
- Team members stepping up to solve problems that didn’t yet exist
In the course of this process, the ultimate goal transformed from passing an assessment to establishing an overall culture of organizational excellence, one that we could then demonstrate to clients.
There’s a saying that opportunity often comes disguised as hard work. Contractors facing CMMC compliance requirements may see only the hard work – and it is hard work – between here and the finish line. But compliance also brings an opportunity to make your organization better at everything it does and to achieve true culture change.
Ask us how.
Questions about CMMC compliance? Contact Hill Tech Solutions.
