Service Providers
MSPs, MSSPs, and External Service Providers in CMMC Scope
How to analyze managed service providers that administer, monitor, back up, or secure a CUI environment without assuming outsourcing transfers responsibility.
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MSP & external service provider guides
How CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 treat managed service providers and other external service providers.
Service Providers
CMMC for MSPs: What Your Defense-Contractor Clients Will Expect From You
MSPs serving defense contractors should expect scrutiny of privileged access, tools, personnel, logs, incidents, cloud services, evidence, and client-specific scope.
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Service Providers
The CMMC Shared Responsibility Split: What's the MSP's Job vs. the Client's Job
Map CMMC shared responsibility control by control and service by service so the MSP and client know who implements each task and who retains the evidence.
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Service Providers
How MSPs Can Support a Client's CUI Boundary Without Pulling Their Own Systems Into Scope
MSPs can limit avoidable CMMC scope by minimizing CUI copies, separating privileged management paths, and using client-specific access and evidence workflows.
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Service Providers
Building a CMMC-Ready Managed Stack: Tools MSPs Commonly Deploy for NIST 800-171
A CMMC-ready MSP stack should cover identity, endpoints, logging, vulnerability management, backup, secure remote access, change records, and usable evidence.
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