If your contract requires CMMC Level 2, your CUI boundary decisions shape your assessment cost and timeline. This session shows you how to scope that boundary correctly the first time.
What You Will Learn
This working session covers four practical areas of CUI boundary scoping:
- The five CUI asset categories under 32 CFR 170.19, and why each one carries a different control burden.
- Three common enclave models and the specific failure point built into each one.
- How to turn a defined scope into assessment-ready evidence, instead of a spreadsheet trail that falls apart under review.
- What a defensible boundary looks like in practice, drawn from real DIB engagements.
Who This Session Is For
This session is built for three roles inside a DIB subcontractor:
- An owner or CEO with an active or pending DoD contract.
- A contracts or program manager tracking solicitation requirements.
- An IT lead or CTO responsible for implementing NIST SP 800-171 controls.
Potential first-year cost of CMMC compliance for a defense subcontractor.
Potential cost savings from narrowing your CMMC scope correctly before assessment.
More than 300,000 primes and subcontractors compete for federal contracts. Scope is the single decision that does the most to control what CMMC readiness costs you.
Meet Your Speakers
This session was recorded live with Engaiz, a CyberAB Registered Practitioner Organization behind ComplySec360, an AI-driven CMMC compliance platform.
After 25 years in cybersecurity, Jerod has enabled organizations that collectively manage nearly $5 billion in revenue as a fractional CISO.
Jai leads Engaiz, a CyberAB Registered Practitioner Organization behind ComplySec360, an AI-driven CMMC compliance platform that helps contractors reach readiness faster.
Raj brings 25+ years in cybersecurity. As a CMMC Certified Professional and Registered Practitioner, he guides defense contractors from CMMC readiness to working controls.
Learn more about Engaiz at engaiz.com.
Get the CUI Scoping Flowchart
Free download. Email cmmc@aetos.one to request your copy of the CUI Scoping Flowchart referenced in this session.
Where Aetos One Fits
Aetos One and Engaiz help you scope your CUI boundary and prepare assessment-ready evidence. Our Citadel module handles the readiness work: assessment boundary and CUI scoping, gap analysis against NIST SP 800-171, System Security Plan and POA&M development, evidence collection, and remediation program management.
Scope boundary. Aetos One is not a C3PAO and does not perform CMMC certification assessments. Formal CMMC Level 2 certification is conducted by an independent Certified Third-Party Assessment Organization. Aetos One coordinates with a C3PAO partner for that step.
CMMC obligations are driven by the requirements written into your specific contracts and solicitations. There is no single universal compliance date that applies to every contractor. Evaluate your timeline against your award and recompete schedule, not a calendar deadline.
If your contract requires CMMC Level 2, schedule a 30-minute conversation to scope your CUI boundary before your assessment clock starts.