10/20/2026
Here's a line that gets glossed over in a lot of CMMC marketing: a “compliant” cloud platform or managed provider can shrink how much of your business falls inside the assessment boundary. It cannot inherit your compliance obligation. The System Security Plan, the plan of action, the SPRS score, and the annual affirmation your own officer signs stay with your company no matter who runs the infrastructure behind them.
▶️ Thursday, November 10, 11:00 a.m. Session 3 of CMMC: Straight Answers is built around that exact distinction — who owns which control when a managed provider is part of the picture, and why CMMC’s own rules keep the firm that helps you prepare separate from the firm that certifies you.
Register: https://hubs.li/Q04BBCR90
If you’re a manufacturer, engineering firm, or subcontractor anywhere in Massachusetts or Rhode Island’s defense supply chain, this is 60 minutes built for the business owner who must answer for this, not the IT department.
What’s the part of the shared responsibility question your own team still can’t answer? Drop it in the comments — we’ll get to it live.