On September 19, SoundWay Consulting, Inc., an authorized CMMC Third-Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO), and Carahsoft Technology Corp. announced a partnership. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as SoundWay’s Services Distributor, making the company’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program Management Solution, CMMC Adaptative & Managed Operations (CAMO), available to the public sector and government contractors through Carahsoft’s reseller partners.
“It is an exciting period of growth for SoundWay, and we are excited to collaborate with our new channel partner, Carahsoft,” said Carter Schoenberg, vice president of cybersecurity at SoundWay. “Adherence to CMMC regulations will soon be mandatory for those looking to do business with the government, and this partnership enables us to help small and midsize business (SMB) entities comply with required cybersecurity mandates so they can focus on supporting the Public Sector.”
CAMO users see rapid improvements in their corporate cyber risk programs and ability to demonstrate compliance with CMMC and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements (DFARs) CUI safeguarding clauses. SoundWay uses a clearly defined shared responsibility matrix and collaborates with other C3PAOs, to reduce the costs of a Level 2 certification. In addition, CAMO utilizes Microsoft, CrowdStrike and other industry recognized Government Risk Compliance tools to bolster organizations’ cyber resilience. When these technical capabilities are joined with quarterly onsite collaboration sessions and monthly updates, CAMO clients can be confident that they will be ready for the release of the Government’s CMMC Final Rule.
“Public sector contractors are working diligently to adhere to the government’s CMMC proposed rule in preparation for the CMMC Final Rule rollout coming in late 2024 or early 2025,” said Alex Whitworth, CMMC solutions vertical executive at Carahsoft. “Through the collaboration with SoundWay and our reseller partners, we can support our joint SMB customers in their efforts to achieve timely and successful CMMC compliance.”
Source: Carahsoft
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