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CMMC and Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information

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The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is responsible for evaluating vulnerabilities of classified information at a Cleared Defense Contractors (CDC) facility. This includes not only the policy to review a contractors capability to protect classified information, but now includes the handling and protection of items identified as well as controlled unclassified information (CUI). If it appears that there are acronyms developed to cover concerns at an alarming rate, you are correct. The vulnerabilities of technology that enhances our military capability also comes with a set of warnings and new titles and acronyms that demand increased attention. We have critical program information, critical components, critical technologies, controlled unclassified information, and etc. Each one with similar yet different definitions and requirements. While we may have new names and acronyms, the fundamentals of protection remain. As detailed above, it is evident that tech...