{"id":104397,"date":"2021-02-10T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2828155"},"modified":"2021-02-10T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T20:00:00","slug":"extend-resources-achieves-cmmc-registered-provider-organization-rpo-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2021\/02\/10\/extend-resources-achieves-cmmc-registered-provider-organization-rpo-status\/","title":{"rendered":"EXTEND Resources Achieves CMMC Registered Provider Organization (RPO) Status"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EXTEND <\/a> <\/p>\n

iCrowdNewswire <\/strong>  Feb 10, 2021  3:00 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n

Leverages deep information security expertise to assist Department of Defense (DoD) contractors in preparing for CMMC certification<\/em><\/p>\n

\"RPO<\/p>\n

STAMFORD, CT, February 10, 2021 \u2014 EXTEND Resources<\/a>, a leading business and legal performance improvement company, announced today that the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Board (CMMC AB) has recognized the company as a Registered Provider Organization (RPO). EXTEND will help organizations prepare to comply with the CMMC security standard and prepare for the CMMC assessment.<\/p>\n

The Department of Defense introduced the CMMC compliance framework in January 2020 as a unified, mandatory cybersecurity standard for the more than 300,000 contractors and vendors that store, process, or transmit either Federal Contract Information (FCI) or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Based on five levels, the framework enables the DoD to evaluate and certify the maturity and reliability of an organization\u2019s security controls and infrastructure and its ability to protect information within the DoD Supply Chain.<\/p>\n

The first mandatory milestone, a self-assessment of DoD contractors\u2019 current state of compliance with NIST 800-171, was due November 30, 2020. Depending on the contract, this assessment must be updated every three years, at a minimum. As of November 30, new DoD contracts will not be available to contractors unless the self-assessment has been completed and accepted.<\/p>\n

In addition to its registered provider organization status, EXTEND\u2019s Chief Technology Officer & CISO, Antonella Commiato, has achieved Registered Practitioner Status from CMMC AB.<\/p>\n

EXTEND\u2019s outsourced information security services team brings technical and operational expertise \u2013 along with strategic guidance \u2013 to clients, helping them:<\/p>\n