Certified CMMC Assessor (CCA)
Overview:
As a Certified CMMC Assessor (CCA), you will be critical in helping organizations meet the rigorous cybersecurity standards required to work with the Department of Defense (DoD). You will be responsible for evaluating and certifying an organization’s compliance with the CMMC framework, ensuring they have the necessary cybersecurity controls to protect sensitive information. Our CCA training program is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in this critical role.
Course Objectives:
- Protect CUI with the CMMC program.
- Establish the key elements of your responsibilities as a professional CMMC Assessor.
- Work through an Assessment.
- Validate the context and scope of a Level 2 CMMC Assessment.
- Assess the practices in the Access Control (AC) domain.
- Assess the practices in the Awareness and Training (AT) domain.
- Assess the practices in the Audit and Accountability (AU) domain.
- Assess the practices in the Security Assessment (CA) domain.
- Assess the practices in the Configuration Management (CM) domain.
- Assess the practices in the Identification and Authentication (IA) domain.
- Assess the practices in the Incident Response (IR) domain.
- Assess the practices in the Maintenance (MA) domain.
- Assess the practices in the Media Protection (MP) domain.
- Assess the practices in the Personnel Security (PS) domain.
- Assess the practices in the Physical Protection (PE) domain.
- Assess the practices in the Risk Assessment (RA) domain.
- Assess the practices in the System and Communications Protection (SC) domain.
Course Specifications:
Format: Virtual, Hybrid, In-person
Per Trainee Investment: $3,150
Duration: 5 Days (40 hrs)
CEs/PDUs: 35 hrs.
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This course is designed for Certified CMMC Professionals (CCP) who are interested in becoming Certified CMMC Assessors (CCA), as well as Certified CMMC Instructors (CCI) who want to teach this CCA course in the future. This course is also beneficial to employees of Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Organizations Seeking Certification (OSCs) because an understanding of how CCPs and CCAs think during an Assessment will ensure better Assessment readiness.
To ensure your success in this course, you must have the foundational cybersecurity knowledge of a Certified CMMC Professional, which you can obtain by taking the following course and exam:
- Certified CMMC Professional (CCP)
Hardware
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
- Sufficient processor speed, RAM, and storage space for good system performance when running Windows and Microsoft 365.
- Mouse, keyboard, and monitor.
- High-speed, stable Internet connection.
- For the instructor’s computer, a method to project and/or share the screen as needed for local and remote class participants.
Software
- Microsoft® 365® license (which provides the Microsoft Office apps)
- Microsoft® Windows® 10 Professional
- Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®
- If necessary, software for viewing the course slides. (Instructor machine only.)
Lesson 1: Protecting CUI with the CMMC Program
Topic A: Protect Controlled Unclassified Information
Topic B: Utilize the CMMC Source Documents
Lesson 2: Being an Assessor
Topic A: Identify Assessment Roles and Responsibilities
Topic B: Establish an Assessor Mindset
Topic C: Determine the OSC’s Cybersecurity Environment
Lesson 3: Working Through an Assessment
Topic A: Identify Assessment Flow and Milestone Events
Topic B: Prepare to Work with the OSC
Topic C: Formalize the Plan
Topic D: Assess the Evidence
Topic E: Handle Non-Conformity Issues
Topic F: Finalize the Assessment
Lesson 4: Validating the Scope of a CMMC Assessment
Topic A: Define Scope Fundamentals
Topic B: Categorize the Assets
Topic C: Determine the OSC Context
Topic D: Define ESPs
Topic E: Validate the Assessment Scope
Lesson 5: Assessing the AC Practices
Topic A: Evaluate the AC Practices
Topic B: Identify AC Connections and Considerations
Lesson 6: Assessing the AT Practices
Topic A: Evaluate the AT Practices
Topic B: Identify AT Connections and Considerations
Lesson 7: Assessing the AU Practices
Topic A: Evaluate the AU Practices
Topic B: Identify AU Connections and Considerations
Lesson 8: Assessing the CA Practices
Topic A: Evaluate the CA Practices
Topic B: Identify CA Connections and Considerations
Lesson 9: Assessing the CM Practices
Topic A: Evaluate the CM Practices
Topic B: Identify CM Connections and Considerations
Lesson 10: Assessing the IA Practices
Topic A: Evaluate the IA Practices
Topic B: Identify IA Connections and Considerations
Lesson 11: Assessing the IR Practices
Topic A: Evaluate the IR Practices
Topic B: Identify IR Connections and Considerations
Lesson 12: Assessing the MA Practices
Topic A: Evaluate the MA Practices
Topic B: Identify MA Connections and Considerations
Lesson 13: Assessing the MP Practices
Topic A: Evaluate the MP Practices
Topic B: Identify MP Connections and Considerations
Lesson 14: Assessing the PE Practices
Topic A: Evaluate the PE Practices
Topic B: Identify PE Connections and Considerations
Lesson 15: Assessing the PS Practices
Topic A: Evaluate the PS Practices
Topic B: Identify PS Connections and Considerations
Lesson 16: Assessing the RA Practices
Topic A: Evaluate the RA Practices
Topic B: Identify RA Connections and Considerations
Lesson 17: Assessing the SC Practices
Topic A: Evaluate the SC Practices
Topic B: Identify SC Connections and Considerations
Lesson 18: Assessing the SI Practices
Topic A: Evaluate the SI Practices
Topic B: Identify SI Connections and Considerations
Appendix A: Evidence Collection Approach for CMMC Practices Levels 1 and 2
Appendix B: Additional Documentation for CCAs
Appendix C: Mapping Course Content to the CCA Exam
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