CMMC Level 2 Certified Managed Security from an authorized C3PAO

MSSP

Our CMMC Level 2 certified managed security services offering is designed to help organizations with internal IT staff achieve and maintain a CMMC Level 2 certification.

  • Train your IT team on CMMC

    During onboarding we train your IT team on our CMMC complaint Microsoft 365 configurations licensed to you as part of our service and assist in implementation (optional). Ongoing training is provided via LMS, and access to our experts gives your team a go to for security and compliance questions, guidance and support.

  • Proven Success

    Our configurations and accompanying documentation have successfully passed more than 50 assessments, including DIBCAC and C3PAO assessments. 

  • Reduce your assessment scope, cost and level of effort

    Up to 84% of NIST 800-171/CMMC Level 2 assessment objectives covered! Inherit previously assessed security controls from us because we are a CMMC Level 2 certified MSSP, saving you time, money and effort when it comes to your C3PAO assessment.

  • One Partner for All of CMMC Readiness

    Our CMMC certified staff of operators & auditors have sat on both sides of assessments, enabling us to provide a full suite of services to make sure you are ready going into your C3PAO assessment. You even have access to our C3PAO side of the house for questions, guidance, clarifications, and more.

Why Choose Us

Built by an Authorized C3PAO

CMMC Certified US Personnel, No outsourcing

CMMC Level 2 Certified MSSP

DIBCAC (DOD) Assessed & Authorized

Original CMMC Stakeholder, serving DIB since 2016

Microsoft GCC & GCC-H authorized partner

CMMC Marketplace Gold Status

CMMC Marketplace Best of 2024

Key features

Geared towards small to mid-sized government contractors that have internal IT staff, but need independent 3rd party security/compliance audit & control functions with required separation of duties.

Microsoft 365 GCC or GCC-High Integration

We are one of ~50 Microsoft AOS-G partners authorized to resale, implement and support Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud (GCC and GCC-High). We license you our CMMC compliant configurations for Microsoft 365.

FIPS Validated, FedRAMP Technology Stack

Allows inheritance of security controls from in scope cloud service providers (CSP). We provide the body of evidence at your assessment, so you don’t have to.

Achieve Required Separation of Duties

Achieve separation of duties between your IT and security monitoring capabilities as required by CMMC.

Access to Ariento’s CMMC Level 2 certification package w/ optional documentation assistance

We provide you with pre-filled templates for required CMMC procedural, policy and system security plan (SSP) documentation as well as access to our completed documentation that has successfully passed CMMC Level 2 assessments. Optionally, we can create your custom documentation for you.

Satisfies CMMC Training & Awareness

We provide required CMMC training & awareness controls via our learning management system (LMS) for your end users, IT staff, and CMMC stakeholders. By doing training through our LMS, we are able to easily prove on your behalf during your certification assessment.

24/7/365 Security Operations Center

Our security operations center is on call 24x7 to monitor and support your environment, to include vulnerability management and threat intelligence. For specialized labor such as incident response, we provide a bucket of hours for your use.  

Fractional CISO/CIO/CCO

We provide a bucket of hours for guidance related to compliance, information technology and cybersecurity. We are an extension of your team and supplement capabilities where you don’t have them. 

Discounted Rate Cards

As a managed service client, you receive discounted labor rates for project work and additional services.

Optional Physical Security Management & Monitoring

Integrate compatible badging, visitor management and/or camera systems with our platform and our SOC can monitor your physical security controls to ensure you are compliant for your CMMC assessment. No additional charge from Ariento.

Optional Disaster Recovery & Backup

As an authorized Druva Federal Partner we can resell and implement backup and recovery services for your Microsoft 365 GCC or GCC-High environment.

Optional Network Management & Monitoring

If needed, we are an authorized Cisco Federal partner and can support migrating your network to our management, monitoring and support at no additional charge outside of the one time migration.

Optional Continuous Monitoring from an authorized C3PAO

Satisfies CA.L2-3.12.3 requirement to monitor security controls on an ongoing basis. Prevents compliance drift, saves you time and effort on your triennial assessment, and gives you peace of mind for your required annual attestation against False Claims Act.

Optional POA&M as a service

We create a POA&M project for you in our CMMC Level 2 certified system and grant access to your staff. We conduct regular check meetings via Agle Sprint Methodology to hold stakeholders accountable and produce artifacts for your assessment.

Optional Change Management as a Service

We create a Change Management project for you in our CMMC Level 2 certified system and grant access to your staff. We conduct weekly change management meetings and produce artifacts for your assessment.

Ariento ONE GRC Tool 

We grant access to our asset inventory tool to help you discover and maintain your CMMC scope. Optionally use it for evidence and artifacts for your assessment.

Types of customers that use this product/service

Small to mid size defense contractors WITH Internal IT Staff, but not security staff

FAQs

  • We cover up to 84% of your assessment objectives if you implement our M365 licensed configurations, and provide a Shared Responsibility Matrix and access to our CMMC package to assist you in your documentation efforts. We can further assist in creating your documentation if needed. We also recommend an optional MSSP alignment & readiness engagement prior to your assessment in which we evaluate your documentation and the controls you are responsible for. 

  • You are responsible for creating your own documentation. We provide templates for required CMMC procedural, policy and system security plan (SSP) documentation as well as access to our completed documentation that has successfully passed CMMC Level 2 assessments (with the templates filled out). Optionally, we can create your custom documentation for you at a cost.

  • Yes, however it is heavily discounted if you choose to do an MSSP Alignment and Readiness engagement OR continuous monitoring with our C3PAO personnel.

  • We are agnostic to the vendor you choose to be your C3PAO, but we do have a list of C3PAOs we have worked with in the past and know our services. Either way, your C3PAO assessment should be cheaper due to the reduced level of effort required by using Ariento’s CMMC Level 2 certified MSSP services.

  • Yes, for an additional charge. As an authorized Microsoft AOS-G partner, we have performed hundreds if not thousands of data migrations for our customers.