BAE Systems develops platform to help small businesses with CMMC compliance

A large prime defense contractor is leveraging its own compliance efforts to develop a platform that other businesses can use to meet the requirements of the Pentagon’s cyber certification program, according to the firm’s CTO.

BAE Systems wants its “CMMC-as-a-service” solution to help companies achieve compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program at level three, said Kevin McCarthy, chief engineer and CTO for BAE System’s intelligence solutions business. The solution that BAE Systems is developing is adapted from a...