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Tailored NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-172 & CMMC Compliance Strategies.

DIB NIST Assist LLC specializes in ensuring Department of Defense (DoD) Prime and Subcontractors who are subject to the 32 CFR 170, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204.7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting, and DFARS 252.204.7021, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) clauses, gain the mandatory compliance required by the NIST SP 800-171, the NIST 800-172 and the CMMC.

By keeping the scope of clients limited to only those DoD Defense Industrial Base (DIB) contractors that are responsible for the protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Federal Contract Information (FCI), DIB NIST Assist LLC is able to provide a comprehensive understanding of what the NIST and CMMC requirements actually mean.

Serving as an Assessment Lead and a Functional Lead Assessor with the Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC) since shortly after its creation in 2019, DIB NIST Assist has the unique ability to provide insight into what the assessors are really looking for to satisfy the applicable requirements mandated by the DoD CIO.

DIB NIST Assist LLC has led or conducted mock CMMC 1.0 Assessments (as part of the CMMC Pathfinder group), CMMC 1.0 Level 3 Assessments, CMMC 2 Level 2 C3PAO Assessments, NIST SP 800-171 High and Medium Assessments, as well as Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessments (JSVA) under the Joint Surveillance Program (JSP).

Partnering with DIB NIST Assist LLC is The RIGHT Path when trying to achieve Compliance. Contact us today for more information.

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Karen LaMoreux

Karen LaMoreux has been a Cybersecurity Assessor for the Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC) for the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) since 2019. In this position, she serves as a team lead as well as a functional lead assessor, insuring the protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) resident in nonfederal systems and organizations in accordance with the security requirements in NIST Special Publication 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations.

As a DIBCAC cybersecurity assessor, Ms. LaMoreux is responsible for leading and performing complex cybersecurity assessments to determine DoD Defense Industrial Base Contractor compliance with DoD Cybersecurity Standards, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Clause 252.204.7012 and NIST 800-171 requirements.

Before assuming her position with the DIBCAC, Ms. LaMoreux had an extensive career as the Information System Security Manager for DCMA Special Programs, maintaining compliance with Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide; Joint Air Force-Army-Navy 6/3, Protecting Special Access Program Information Within Information Systems; NIST Special Publication 800-53 Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations; Director of Central Intelligence Directive 6/3, Protecting Sensitive Compartmented Information Within Information Systems; National Security Organization; Office of the Secretary of Defense; Defense Intelligence Agency; and DoD security requirements in a Special Access Program and Multi-Level Secure environment. She has substantial experience and capabilities in cyber strategy, policy, standard, procedure and training, development, enablement and implementation, across a wide range of domains. She acquired her experience in Information Technology and Cybersecurity over the past 25 years working in many different federal agencies.