CMMC Compliance Support in Florida

Many contractors delay CMMC work because it feels abstract—until a prime asks for evidence, a customer demands secure data handling, or an internal leader realizes the risk of “unstructured IT.” At that point, speed matters. You need a clear scope, clear priorities, and a team that can implement.

A local partner helps because you can move faster when questions come up: device standards, identity policy decisions, vendor access, site-to-site realities, and operational workflows that are different in real-world teams than they are on paper.

Florida contractors also tend to operate across multiple sites: an office, a warehouse, a manufacturing floor, a yard, or field crews. That introduces real challenges like shared devices, shared workstations, and vendor-managed systems. The best readiness plans are built for how your team works—not for a theoretical perfect environment.

What we focus on first

• Scope: where FCI/CUI lives, how it moves, and what is actually in scope
• Baseline controls: identity enforcement, endpoints, email security, patching, backups
• Evidence: documentation that reflects what is real and repeatable

What “readiness” looks like in practice

Readiness is not a single deliverable. It is the combination of (1) a clear scope boundary, (2) implemented controls, and (3) evidence that those controls are maintained. Most teams can implement the basics quickly. What takes time is making the baseline operational so it doesn’t drift.

The easiest way to prevent drift is to attach controls to routines: onboarding checklists, access reviews, patch reporting, backup testing, and vendor reviews. When these are part of normal operations, evidence becomes a byproduct instead of a scramble.

Most contractor environments can make meaningful progress in the first 30 days if scope is clear and leadership supports the necessary changes. The goal is to reduce risk quickly and establish a baseline that is easy to maintain.

First 30 days

• Define scope boundaries (FCI/CUI) and identify systems and users in scope
• Enforce MFA and tighten admin access
• Establish a known device inventory and remove unmanaged endpoints
• Set up patch reporting and backup scope

Days 30–90

• Remediate priority gaps based on risk and effort
• Document vendor access paths and implement reviews
• Improve visibility (logging/alerts) and incident readiness
• Build the “evidence rhythm” so documentation stays current

If you’re unsure which level you need, start with a risk review and scoping conversation. It is faster than guessing.

If you want a simple reality check, use this checklist. You don’t have to solve everything today. The point is to identify where you are unstructured and where the biggest risks are.

Scope and data handling

• Do you know whether you handle FCI only, or also CUI?
• Can you list the systems where sensitive data is stored today (email, file shares, SaaS)?
• Do you know who outside your organization can access those systems (vendors, partners)?

Identity and access

• Is MFA enforced for every user and every admin?
• Are admin accounts separated from day-to-day accounts?
• Are vendor accounts named, documented, and reviewed periodically?

Devices and operations

• Do you have a known inventory of devices and who owns each device?
• Is patching consistent and reported (not just “we try to keep up”)?
• Do you have a ticketing or change record that shows what changed over time?

Recovery

• Are backups scoped correctly (including email and key SaaS data where relevant)?
• Have you performed a restore test recently?
• Is backup access controlled so it can’t be silently deleted?

If you’re “not sure” on multiple items, a scoped readiness review is usually the fastest way to get clarity and avoid wasting money.