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The Insider’s Guide to CMMC Certification—Straight from the Assessors Who Hold the Keys

If you’re preparing for a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) assessment, selecting your Certified Third Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO) is one of the most important decisions you’ll make.

But with evolving rules, inconsistent pricing, and almost 100 authorized C3PAOs to choose from, how do you know you’re picking the right one?

That’s why we created this guide.

Whether you’re just getting started or actively evaluating providers, this free eBook walks through everything you should know before engaging with a C3PAO—including questions to ask, red flags to avoid, and how the process actually works.

  • What a C3PAO can and can’t do under CMMC rules

  • Why price transparency varies—and how to make sense of it

  • How to spot a C3PAO that isn’t assessment-ready

  • Questions to ask before committing to a provider

  • A breakdown of the full CMMC assessment lifecycle

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