Kaleigh and Bobby explain why CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 based teams should choose tools based on defined needs, not conference-floor impulse in this episode of Climbing Mount CMMC. Drawing on MSP experience, they cover staged purchasing, supply-chain and data-scope risks, team trials, documentation impacts, and when patience is the safer strategy.

Other key takeaways include:


- Tools are only one possible answer to an organizational problem; the fix may instead require a process, procedure, or hire.
- Implement one tool at a time. Tool onboarding creates work across procedures, documentation, teams, and compliance validation.
- Assess supply-chain risk and classify whether a tool provides security or stores CUI; data type and hosting affect scope and requirements.
- Build testing into change management before rewriting the system documentation, SSP, network design, or controls around a product.
- OSC customers should ask MSPs how proposed tools were assessed and whether they fit the organization’s CMMC compliance needs.

Website: https://www.axiom.tech/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaJagoDasNG3MqLqw2Af_ZQ

Axiom's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiomtech/

Bobby's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyguerra/

Kaleigh's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaleigh-floyd-079a52190/

In the most recent episode of Climbing Mount CMMC, Kaleigh and Bobby explain how to get real value from CMMC conferences, whether you’re new to the field or an experienced MSP or contractor. They share practical ways to set goals, find useful conversations and sessions, learn from peers, and use the current CMMC pause to prepare rather than disengage.

https://www.protiviti.com/us-en
https://cyberab.org/News-Events/CS5-Conference

Website: https://www.axiom.tech/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaJagoDasNG3MqLqw2Af_ZQ

Axiom's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiomtech/

Bobby's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyguerra/

Kaleigh's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaleigh-floyd-079a52190/

In this episode, Kaleigh Floyd and Bobby Guerra from MSP Axiom discuss the complexities of achieving and maintaining CMMC Level 2 compliance. They share insights on training, data flow, documentation, and client management to help MSPs navigate this challenging landscape.

Hiring for CMMC Compliance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dgCAtQfFLM&t=3s

Website: https://www.axiom.tech/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaJagoDasNG3MqLqw2Af_ZQ

Axiom's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiomtech/

Bobby's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyguerra/

Kaleigh's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaleigh-floyd-079a52190/