Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)

Are PECB CMMC Foundation training courses offered by PECB authorized Partners?

Yes. Click the following link to find the list of PECB CMMC Foundation training courses planned by PECB authorized Partners.

Can a PECB Partner become a CMMC Licensed Training Provider?

Yes, PECB Partners interested in becoming a CMMC LTP, can become CMMC LTPs. To find more information on the CMMC LTP program, please click here.

How is PECB related to CMMC?

PECB is among the first organizations approved as a Licensed Partner Publisher (LPP) for CMMC Certification. As an official LPP, PECB is eligible to develop CMMC-AB Approved Curriculum based on CMMC-AB’s Body of Knowledge learning objectives for online or in-person consumption.

PECB will soon announce its LTPs and offer this training course to all the interested candidates.

Is the PECB CMMC Foundation training course CMMC AB approved?

No. PECB has developed and offers the CMMC Foundation training course through its network of authorized Partners. To find additional details on the PECB CMMC Foundation training course, please click here.

Is there a PECB CMMC Foundation exam?

Yes, after completing the PECB CMMC Foundation training course, one can take the exam in paper-based format or using the PECB online examination platform.

What are the main benefits of completing the PECB CMMC Foundation training course?

PECB CMMC Foundation training course provides an overview of the CMMC model, the advantages, and the process of becoming officially certified.

What is CMMC?

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification

The US Department of Defense (DOD) initiated the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) to enhance and strengthen the cybersecurity posture of DOD contractors across the Defense Industrial Base (DIB).

Compliance with CMMC requires that 300,000+ existing DOD contractors, and new ones, undergo a detailed cybersecurity audit and certification at a level that is equal to the risk to the information within their care.

What is PECB’s role to CMMC customers?

PECB as an official LPP will offer its training materials through CMMC Licensed Training Providers. The examination and certification will be managed by CMMC AB. PECB will not offer examination and certification services to CMMC customers.

What is the difference between the CMMC training courses offered by PECB and the ones offered by CMMC LTPs?

PECB has developed the CMMC Foundation course and is currently developing the CMMC Professional course to provide interested individuals with an overview of the CMMC model, for them to understand its advantages and the process of becoming officially certified. The training courses develop by PECB as a CMMC LPP will be provided only be CMMC LTPs.

Why was CMMC created?

DOD is migrating to the new CMMC framework in order to assess and enhance the cybersecurity posture of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) sector. The CMMC is intended to serve as a verification mechanism to ensure that DIB companies implement appropriate cybersecurity practices and processes to protect Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) within their unclassified networks.