Level 5

CMMC Level 5 builds upon CMMC Levels 1 thru 4 by adding 15 practices and one additional process. Level 5 focuses on the protection of CUI and goes farther than Level 4 in reducing the risk of Advanced Persistent Threats.

The additional practices increase the depth and sophistication of a contractor’s cybersecurity capabilities.

The additional process is the optimization of your cybersecurity program. In other words, there is a standardized, documented approach to your cybersecurity program across the entire organization and each employee understands their role in the cybersecurity program and their responsibility for continuous improvement.

Recommendation

  1. Contractors that are required to be compliant with CMMC Level 5 will need to engage an expert cybersecurity consultant to assist with compliance.

Note:  An advanced persistent threat is a stealthy threat actor, typically a nation state or state-sponsored group, which gains unauthorized access to a computer network and remains undetected for an extended period. In recent times, the term may also refer to non-state sponsored groups conducting large-scale targeted intrusions for specific goals.

If you are, or plan to be in the Department of Defense supply chain, you must comply with cybersecurity regulations. To help North Carolina defense contractors understand and implement cybersecurity regulations, multiple State entities and organizations that support the defense industry have established the NC Interagency Cybersecurity Coordinating Committee (I3C). The goals of the committee are to provide defense contractors with 1) up to date and accurate information about cybersecurity regulations and requirements; 2) effective tools they can use to assess their current level of compliance in preparation for DoD certification; and 3) access to reputable companies, institutions and other resources to help them bridge their assessment, compliance, workforce and technical gaps to cybersecurity compliance. 

CyberNC.us is managed by the North Carolina Military Business Center through the North Carolina Interagency Cybersecurity Coordinating Committee (I3C).
Support provided by Fayetteville Technical Community College and NC State University's Secure Computing Institute.

The NCMBC and the I3C are not representatives of the DoD or the CMMC Accreditation body. This website is meant to be a community resource for cybersecurity compliance information.

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