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AI Tech Support Provides NIST 800-171 Compliance Consulting Services in Westchester County
At AI Tech Support, we provide Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance consulting for US government contractors, helping organizations understand and work toward applicable CMMC requirements – including the applicable NIST SP 800-171 security requirements.
It can be confusing to know where an organization should begin on the path to NIST 800-171 compliance. AI Tech Support can help United States Department of Defense (DoD) contractors prepare for independent assessments and address identified gaps. Our CMMC readiness review can help a defense industry partner by detailing specific actions needed to meet security standards requirements and reduce cyber risk.
CMMC compliance services inform an organization on their existing cybersecurity controls and highlights their path forward to their goals of compliance and certification. CMMC compliance requirements are necessary for a business if they have access to and handle controlled unclassified information (CUI) or other federal contract information.
The federal government uses a tiered approach to auditing companies involved in the defense industrial base (DIB). This ensures that all organizations involved in the DoD supply chain – whether they are bidding on defense contracts, providing critical services, or handling controlled technical information – meet the required CMMC certification. Level 2 certification may require a self-assessment or a third-party assessment like the NIST SP 800-171 which includes a higher standard of cyber security posture.
Department of Defense (DoD) contract companies must certainly meet and exceed the cyber security requirements necessary for every business. They should provide employees with security awareness training. Cloud services must be managed with industry best practices tightly controlled. Access control to information and systems should be firmly in place.
An incident response plan should be adopted so a clear plan is in place should data breaches occur. Remediation activities must be handled according to set guidelines.
When defense contractors choose to pursue CMMC certifications like the NIST 800-171, more intense standards are enforced. It makes sense to get the assistance of a cyber security vendor that you can trust to act as a CMMC consultant in assessing basic cyber hygiene and identifying and closing security gaps.
With NIST 800-171 Compliance Consulting for DoD Contractors, Your Business will Gain the Following
- A partner familiar with risk assessment and in-depth knowledge of how to test networks, storage, and data management policies to ensure compliance and that your company is protecting controlled unclassified information properly
- Security risk assessment tools that will inform business leadership on risk levels and identify areas of improvement
- Employee education on good cyber hygiene practices to avoid cyber incidents
- Additional guidance and consultations throughout the NIST 800-171 certification process
- Peace of mind that your business is meeting mandated regulations to a reasonable and appropriate level with current security controls or a clear path to that goal
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NIST 800-171 Consulting Tailored to YOUR Business
While many technical service providers may try to sell you more than what you need, we don’t. We can work within your guidelines to effectively meet your business requirements and supply only the services you want or need. Your business may prefer a narrowed consultation with advice on next steps. Or you may need a more comprehensive set of security assessment services that involves an assessment team investigating:
- File sharing practices
- Multifactor authentication advice
- Data access reviews
- Systems security plan checks
- Readiness assessment of information systems environments
- Penetration tests of network security
When we assess and identify gap assessments that affect your business, we never take a one-size-fits-all approach. Trust that our NIST 800-171 compliance services will complement your existing vulnerability management program and help to document vulnerabilities while implementing security measures.
NIST 800-171 Compliance Services from AI Tech Support with Other Managed Services will Resolve the Following Business Challenges
- Maintain secure systems: A business is obligated to maintain the most secure systems possible, especially when handling controlled unclassified information or sensitive classified data. Compliance services along with network and server support services can help maintain a secure business environment while preparing for potential threats. Continuous monitoring of networks ensures a robust system security plan remains in force long-term.
- Compliance gap analysis: Knowing where you are at and where you need to be are the first steps toward improvement. A gap analysis will answer these questions as our NIST 800-171 consultants work closely with you in filling out self assessment questionnaires on current business practices. Use of a security risk assessment (SRA) tool takes the guesswork out of whether employees are following cybersecurity standards.
- Assistance with annual compliance audits: The standard set by the DoD requires covered entities and contractors conduct annual assessments. Let AI Tech Support help identify the risks facing your business and mitigate them so you can achieve the NIST 800-171 compliance level your organization needs.
- Compliance budget planning: When AI Tech Support provides a managed service to a company, it is at a set monthly fee. There are no surprise costs, which ensures your company is earmarking sufficient resources for your compliance efforts.
- Maintain a solid business reputation: Rigorous testing procedures and implementing risk management fundamentals will help your organization build and keep the reputation it needs to succeed while we provide consulting and tools that reduce risk.
Small Businesses Have These Key Issues Some NIST 800-171 Compliance Service Providers
Over the years of providing compliance assessments for CMMC requirements, we've heard several complaints from White Plains businesses about some providers. In many instances, it’s not the fault of the service providers in question. Oftentimes, the client dissatisfaction is just due to the nature of one-man freelancers or two-person tech support companies. Companies with that type of structure can’t deliver and scale to meet the needs of a growing business or the changing cybersecurity scene.
Two of the most common issues are pricing and reliability:
- Pricing: Many clients have complained about pesky hourly fees - the computer consultant who will try to spend that extra 15-30 minutes on site just to charge an extra fee or the freelance contractor who tries to sell services and products you don't need or want. While some independent contractors may charge reasonable hourly rates in some cases, when they rely on service hours to make a living their goal will be to bill as many as possible.
- Reliability: It can be important to find a service provider that you can rely on and can build a relationship with over time. Your service provider may need to perform additional services later. The lower price services can prove to be less-than-reliable for long term needs, which isn't acceptable when your sensitive data is threatened by poor cyber hygiene practices that are easily addressed.
Two of the most common issues are pricing, and reliability:
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Reliability
It can be important to find a service provider that you can rely on, to build a relationship over time. Reason being -this service provider may need to perform additional services later. The lower price services will usually show to be less-than-reliable for long term needs. Race is Different.
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Pricing
Many clients have complained about pesky hourly fees. Such as the computer consultant who will try to spend that extra 15-30 minutes onsite, just to charge an extra fee. Independent Contractors may charge reasonable hourly rates in some cases. When they rely on service-hours to make a living, their goal is to bill as many as possible.
In the case of Independent IT Contractors- many of these technicians take as much work as they can possibly get. They may not have a specialized technical category of focus, they become a Jack-of-All-Tech-Trades Master of None. The result is- it may take significantly longer to fix the same type of issue a Specialized Technician would have fixed in 1 hour.
Is AI Tech Support The Best Company to Provide NIST 800-171 Compliance Services and Consulting to DoD Contractors?
With so many tech services and managed IT service providers in the market offering comprehensive assessment services, it’s hard to say that we are “The Best Compliance Service Provider” for your company’s needs. That being said, we always strive to be a competitive, top-tier service provider by offering a unique total value proposition across the board and because of this, many businesses rely on our help when it comes to consulting on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication (NIST SP) 800-171.
Additionally, we are a local branch, associated with a larger, trusted, and nationally recognized IT service and cybersecurity service provider. Our security risk analysis services follow industry best practices and we will meet mandated compliance regulations as needed. All aspects unique to your business are considered as we work through the security management process. Our partnerships with leading tech companies ensure our ability to address all your cybersecurity needs.
When you evaluate cost, response time, reliability, knowledge across the board, efficiency and effectiveness, you will see that we are priced very competitively. Collectively, our tech team covers all areas where a small to medium-sized business may rely on a partner for NIST 800-171 compliance verification and to prepare for reasonably anticipated threats and vulnerabilities.
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