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If you handle defense-related drawings, specs, schedules, or contract data—then it likely does.
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Level 2 Assessment Readiness
Achieve CMMC readiness without complexity. Instead of managing multiple tools and vendors, the CMMC Ready Suite unifies everything you need: CUI protection, documentation, and assessment support all in one fully managed solution purpose-built for the Defense Industrial Base.
This solution cuts through the complexity of CMMC. Protect your contracts and your data with one provider and one fully managed solution. Helping you stay in control of your entire path to CMMC Level 2 assessment.
CMMC is Changing. Protecting CUI Is Still the Mission
As of July 13, the Department of War (DoW) has suspended the requirements for CMMC Phase 2 implementation, and the program is under a 60-day review. We are actively updating our content to reflect the latest information. Guidance for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and supporting NIST SP 800-171 remains unchanged.
Everything You Need for CMMC, All in One Solution
Complete CMMC Level 2 Coverage
Protect CUI with controls aligned to all 110 NIST SP 800-171 requirements, ensuring secure handling across people, processes, and systems.
Compliance Documentation
Automatically generate and maintain SSPs, POA&Ms, and policies so your documentation stays current and assessment-ready.
Faster Path to Certification
Streamline readiness with gap analysis, evidence management, and remediation tracking to accelerate certification timelines.
Assessment Support
Professional services help you close CMMC control gaps software can’t address, ensuring you’re fully prepared to pass your assessment.
Simple, Predictable CMMC Pricing
Compliance doesn’t have to be complicated or unpredictable. Exostar’s CMMC Ready Suite is offered in three standardized tiers aligned to your company’s size, complexity, and software environment, so you know exactly what you’re getting and what it costs.
Proven workflows and pre-aligned controls reduce time to readiness
Bundled services and predictable pricing eliminate surprise costs
Controls, evidence, and documentation aligned from the start
Secure enclave isolates sensitive data from corporate systems
High-assurance controls aligned to federal security expectations
Accelerates SSPs, policies, and ongoing compliance artifacts
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For MSPs — Deliver CMMC With Confidence
Support your Defense Industrial Base clients without needing deep CMMC compliance expertise. Exostar’s CMMC Ready Suite™ equips you with the tools and services you need to help your customers meet CMMC requirements—quickly, affordably, and at scale.
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Unexpected scope expansion is one of the most common drivers of assessment complexity.
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Your Path to CMMC 2.0 Success
Six Questions Every Organization Must Ask Themselves to Achieve CMMC Level 2
This infographic outlines a clear, step-by-step path to CMMC Level 2, framed around the six critical questions every organization must address to reach certification and sustain compliance over time.
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Solution at a GlanceExostar's CMMC Ready Suite Solution at a Glance
Beginning November 10, 2025, new and renewed DoD contracts
may include Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
requirements, and contractors must be prepared to show
proof of compliance when it appears in solicitations.
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BlogHow Policy Documentation Supports CMMC Compliance Assessments
Navigating the complexities of CMMC 2.0 can feel like building a bridge mid-flight. One of the most common challenges organizations face is the lack of comprehensive policy documentation. This gap can lead to costly delays or even lost contracts during assessments.
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BlogWho Is Responsible For CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information)?
Handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) is a contractual requirement for many organizations in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). But it’s also a common source of compliance risk, as companies struggle to align complex CUI handling rules with operational goals.
Who holds responsibility for CUI at each stage of its lifecycle? Is it the originating agency, the prime contractor, or the subcontractor? Who decides what qualifies as CUI, who applies the markings, and who is accountable for keeping it secure?
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CMMC Terminology & Definitions
CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification)
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) program to make sure all contractors meet specific cybersecurity standards. Think of it as the DoD’s “cybersecurity report card” you must pass to keep or win contracts.
CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information)
Sensitive government information that isn’t classified but still must be protected.
Examples: technical drawings, purchase orders, or supplier data related to defense projects.
If leaked, it could still harm national security or military readiness.
NIST SP 800-171
A set of 110 security requirements published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
These are the “rules of the road” for protecting CUI, and CMMC is built on them.
DFARS Clauses (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement)
Contract rules from the DoD that require contractors to follow specific cybersecurity standards:
- 252.204-7012 → Protects CUI + requires reporting cyber incidents
- 252.204-7019 → Requires a self-assessment of NIST 800-171
- 252.204-7020 → Requires you to post your score in the government’s SPRS system
- 252.204-7021 → Requires CMMC certification at the time of award
Together, these clauses make cybersecurity and CMMC a mandatory condition for doing business with the DoD.
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You focus on your business; your solution handles the rest.