CMMC Compliance is NOT Optional

Comply or Risk Decreased Security and Revenue

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is essential for organizations in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). It's not just about meeting a requirement—it's about securing your business in a rapidly evolving threat landscape. The Department of Defense (DoD) now mandates third-party verification of cybersecurity practices. Without CMMC certification, you cannot bid or recompete for DoD contracts, putting your business at risk of losing revenue.

The defense sector is a prime target for cyberattacks. Compliance with CMMC mitigates these risks by implementing rigorous security practices that protect both your organization and sensitive DoD information. Non-compliance could result in breaches, financial penalties, and damage to your reputation.

Achieving CMMC compliance not only ensures contract eligibility, but also strengthens your cybersecurity posture. By adopting these best practices, your organization can reduce vulnerabilities and improve operational efficiency. Proactively aligning with CMMC signals to both the DoD and other customers that you are committed to protecting critical information.

Ping Identity and Your CMMC

FedRAMP High and DoD Impact Level 5 Certification

Ping has already completed compliance for FedRAMP and DoD IL5. This level of certification exceeds the requirements for CMMC Level 2, providing you with a robust, proven security framework that is future-proofed for higher levels of compliance. By utilizing the Ping Identity Platform, you are leveraging the security standards trusted by the most sensitive government agencies.

Inherited Controls

With CMMC's allowance for FedRAMP reciprocity, higher-level certifications mean our controls are directly inheritable. Ping Identity's platform allows your organization to inherit access controls seamlessly, streamlining your CMMC compliance process, while reducing administrative burden and mitigating the risk of non-compliance.

Advanced Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Ping's platform offers centralized, fine-grained access controls, which are critical for CMMC compliance. Our Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) capabilities ensure only the right individuals have access to the right resources at the right time, across any environment—whether cloud, on-premises, or hybrid. This approach aligns with the least-privilege access policies mandated by CMMC, reducing your attack surface and preventing unauthorized access.

Cost-Effective Compliance

By leveraging Ping's existing FedRAMP and DoD IL5 pre-existing compliances, you bypass the significant costs typically associated with achieving and maintaining CMMC compliance independently. Ping's solutions reduce the operational burden on your IT and compliance teams, helping you meet CMMC requirements with fewer resources.

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Identity Management

• Streamlined identity management with efficient provisioning and deprovisioning of access
• Secured and personalized registration, login, and self-service journeys
• Detailed audit trails of all identity related activities

Credential Management

Create, issue, manage, and revoke digital verifiable credentials (VCs) from a single place. Verifiable credentials represent identification records, entitlements, and authorizations that are held by the owner. Verifiable credentials allow service providers to instantly verify authenticity and accuracy of issuance and data integrity.

Federation

• Federated authentication and single sign-on
• Standards-based signed assertions (tokens)
• Pre-built adaptors
• Adaptive authentication policies

Access Management

• Enforces authorized user access to the right resources
• Centralized access security for web apps and APIs
• Gateway and agent-based deployment options
• Comprehensive policy engine and session management
• Access request workflows with automated provisioning
• Access review certification management
• Separation of duties checks and enforcement
• Analytics and Reporting

Continuous Threat Detection & Adaptive Authentication

CMMC compliance demands robust monitoring and threat detection capabilities. Ping's platform integrates real-time threat detection using dynamic risk signals from user behavior, device identity, and geolocation. Adaptive authentication ensures high-risk activities are mitigated with stronger authentication methods, such as MFA, biometric verification, or passwordless access, without compromising the user experience for trusted individuals.

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Passwordless

Ping helps ensure users are who they claim to be by incorporating risk-based authentication and passwordless options like FIDO2 and biometric verification. These features satisfy CMMC requirements for strong authentication and protect against credential theft, phishing, and brute-force attacks, which are often the primary vectors for breaches in highly regulated industries.

Streamline CMMC Compliance and Speed Audit Reporting

By implementing the Ping Identity platform, your organization will achieve a streamlined path to CMMC certification, reduce operational costs, and enhance your security posture. You'll benefit from inheritable controls, seamless integration, and robust identity verification—empowering you to win more DoD contracts with confidence, while future-proofing your compliance against evolving standards.