On May 14, A-LIGN, a cybersecurity compliance firm and C3PAO (CMMC Third-Party Assessor Organization), and Exostar, provider of secure, compliant B2B collaboration solutions for the defense industry, announced a strategic partnership. A-LIGN and Exostar will help defense contractors get certified under the Department of War’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program and to help prime contractors manage flow down compliance risk across their global, multi-tier supply chains, providing a scalable solution to the market to meet the urgent demand accompanying the rollout of CMMC.
With CMMC requirements now embedded in DoW contract solicitations and renewals, primes face growing risk due to limited visibility into supplier compliance readiness, putting key programs at risk when suppliers fail to achieve CMMC accreditation on time. A single uncertified supplier can mean disqualification from contract award. Together, A-LIGN and Exostar make the path to certification for primes and their suppliers faster and more straightforward, while giving primes unprecedented confidence in the security and compliance of their supply chains.
“The defense supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link,” said Scott Price, CEO of A-LIGN. “By pairing Exostar’s supply chain visibility capabilities with A-LIGN’s experienced CMMC teams that conduct rigorous assessments at scale, we’re giving prime contractors the confidence that every supplier in their network gets certified and compliant before affecting DoW revenue streams. The partnership will help contractors drive readiness, strengthen security at scale, and position themselves for success.”
“Our community has trusted us to deliver supply chain visibility and management and secure, compliant collaboration for over two decades. We’ve understood the importance of CMMC to the DoW and the DIB since the framework was first proposed in 2019, leading us to invest in the development of our innovative CMMC Ready Suite of products and managed services,” said Richard Addi, CEO at Exostar. “Partnering with A-LIGN complements our CMMC Ready Suite with the resources necessary to give our customers the direct, trusted accreditation assessment pathway imperative for primes and suppliers to protect and enhance their DoW revenue streams.”
Source: Exostar
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