Topic: CMMC Overview with Q&ASpeaker: Chandler Hall
CPE Hours: 1
Background: The CMMC will be a more difficult standard for most DoD Contractors to obtain their compliance. It will cost more money to implement and meet the requirements, as well as obtain an audit and official accreditation. Unlike the similar DFARS 252.204-7012/NIST SP 800-171 requirements, companies MUST implement 100% of the CMMC controls to meet this upcoming requirement. It is critical to keep abreast of the CMMC program as it solidifies toward the stated October 2020 deadline for new contracts requiring CMMC accreditation. Companies cannot wait to get these controls implemented in order to schedule and pass their audit in the first attempt.
Learning Objectives:
- The current state of the upcoming Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) will be discussed.
- Audience members will be introduced to the CMMC program, standard, expectations, and current schedule.
- The discussion will provide a good understanding of the multiple public industry listening sessions that have been conducted in various locations throughout the USA.
- Chandler Hall will lead the overview, providing insights into his input into the formation of the standard.
- Audience members should takeaway current expected schedule milestones, general understanding of the five layer CMMC model, help determining what level compliance might be required, and concerns that should be considered for 2020.
Speaker Bio: Chandler Hall, serial entrepreneur, is the Cybersecurity Evangelist for Sentar Corporation. Chandler has co-founded multiple high-tech startups, several within the computer and network security markets. For the past five years, Chandler has been in charge of Sentar’s commercial Governance, Regulatory, and Compliance division, relying on multiple experts within his group and throughout Sentar to provide cost-effective GRC services to dozens of companies, such as BAE Systems, Dun & Bradstreet, Spirit Aero Systems and more. Chandler’s team is often relied upon by its clients to interpret regulations, analyze business risk, and provide assessments/audits against their compliance requirements. Chandler graduated last century with a BS in Computer Science from Jacksonville State University.
Speaker Bio: Stephen (Steve) Pratt is a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at Sentar, Inc., and lead assessor for compliance with DFARS 252.204-7012 and FedRAMP. Steve has +15 years of experience in the Information Technology and Cybersecurity fields. Prior to joining Sentar, Steve was the IT Director and member of the IT Leadership team at QinetiQ North America, Steve served an integral role in the post-incident response activities to QinetiQ’s major cyber breech discovered in 2009. In addition to his professional accomplishments, Steve volunteers in many cybersecurity non-profit organizations, serving on the Board of Directors for both the North Alabama ISSA chapter and the Southeastern Cyber Security Foundation. Steve holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and maintains multiple professional certifications including the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), V3. Recent accomplishments include the Excellence in Cyber Management Award at the 2018 National Cyber Summit.
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