Department of Defense WISECURED Grant

This grant was developed by the Cybersecurity Center for Business (CCB) with the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC), in partnership with Fincantieri Marinette Marine and Oshkosh Corporation. The intent is to drive the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework to enhance cybersecurity within their defense industry base (DIB) supply chains.

The grant: Wisconsin Execution of Cybersecurity Understanding, Remediation, and Education for Defense (WISECURED) aims to provide defense suppliers identified by Fincantieri Marinette Marine and Oshkosh Corporation a way to begin that journey.

The project will use virtual informative town hall sessions, an online progressive self-assessment tool and readiness workshops to prepare for Level 1 and Level 2 of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certifications (CMMC). The CMMC process eliminates the self-certification. Defense industry base (DIB) prime and subcontractors will be required to undergo third-party audits of their IT systems and their cybersecurity policies. These will be performed by independent assessors (C3PAOs) to receive CMMC compliance.

The CMMC establishes five certification levels that reflect the maturity and reliability of a company's cybersecurity infrastructure to safeguard sensitive government information on contractors' information systems. Each level requires compliance with the lower-level requirements and institutionalization of additional processes to implement specific cybersecurity practices. All DoD prime and subcontractors must learn the CMMC's technical requirements and prepare not only for certification but long-term cybersecurity agility.

Developed by the Cybersecurity Center for Business (CCB) with the Department of Defense (DoD), the Wisconsin Execution of Cybersecurity Understanding, Remediation and Education for Defense (WISECURED) grant is designed to drive the adoption of the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework to enhance cybersecurity within the defense industry base (DIB), improve the resilience of the defense supply chain, and ensure Wisconsin suppliers are eligible for DOD-funded contracts.

The WISECSURED Provides:

• Awareness 
• Self-assessment of a firm’s cybersecurity level by identifying the gaps in security 
• Maps out a plan for attaining the official CMMC

Why It Matters

Defense suppliers at all levels must meet cybersecurity defense standards by 2024, and the CCB is a tremendous resource to help Wisconsin’s 2,500 discrete defense suppliers reach compliance throughout the state's supply chain.

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The CCB is located at the University of WisconsinWhitewater, and offers defense suppliers not only unparalleled access to powerful business and educational relationships, but also provides them with a comprehensive array of training resources and support they will find nowhere else.

We Help Participating Contractors

• Identify critical gaps in current cybersecurity measures.
• Learn how to make systemic improvements to a comprehensive cybersecurity plan.
• Take advantage of UW-Whitewater’s outreach services and deep experience with learning technologies.
• Align with Fincantieri Marinette Marine and Oshkosh Corporation to obtain CMMC compliance and certification.
• Develop strong system security measures and corresponding plan of action.
• Implement a robust cybersecurity platform both statewide and nationally.

Tackle your CMMC requirements head on with Syte by Tetra Defense. Process-designed, Syte is a robust web application built to help you simply and efficiently manage progress toward CMMC certification with your team, WISECURED & Prime Support. Users are empowered with Syte to efficiently achieve milestones, navigate complex incident response and digital forensics, and safely and securely prepare for the uncertainty of cybersecurity.

Syte For DoD CMMC

• Level Up Quickly: Active management of progress towards CMMC Levels specific to your organization’s needs. Start with Level 1 – 17 Practices across 6 Domains
• Stay On Task: A ‘Ready / Not Ready’ self-assessment approach to preparing for formal CMMC assessments, with features to help small teams stay on the same page
• Real-Time Support & Guidance: On-demand written and video content within SYTE and via WISECURED, along with planned educational workshops

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) work together to advance the priorities of the National Defense Strategy by supporting the readiness and resiliency of military installations and defense communities across the country.

As the CMMC ecosystem increases in complexity, it is more and more difficult for everyone to track the growing list of key players and concepts. To remedy this, we have compiled a quick guide of the “who’s who” and “what’s what” for CMMC.

This glossary of CMMC terms is ordered so that each term builds on the previous term. If you are new to CMMC, it will be important for you to familiarize yourself with these core components.

CMMC Terms