ABS Quality Evaluations Celebrates Anniversary of CMMC C3PAO Authorization

ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. (ABS QE) celebrated the one-year anniversary of receiving its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Third-Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO) authorization.

CMMC is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) program that applies to Defense Industrial Base (DIB) contractors. As a unifying standard and newly established certification model, the program enables DoD contractors to help evidence that they are protecting sensitive information in line with the DoD’s established requirements. CMMC C3PAO certification allows ABS QE to conduct audits for DIB businesses which operate within critical infrastructure, to verify whether their cybersecurity practices meet the DOD’s standards in protecting controlled unclassified information (CUI).

As one of the first assessors supporting the effort to bring defense contractors into compliance through adoption of CMMCC 2.0, ABS QE is one of only 53 authorized C3PAO certified companies and one of only 44 Licensed Training Providers (LTPs) approved to provide CMMC training curriculum to assess and verify security practices of defense contractors.

With deep industry expertise in management systems, recognized cybersecurity competence, a long legacy as a certification and auditing organization and CMMC C3PAO certification, ABS QE assists businesses throughout the entire CMMC ecosystem, from the readiness review to audit and certification. Upcoming CMMC training courses offered by ABS QE include: Readiness Reviews, Gap Assessments, Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessment Program (JSVAP) and CMMC Assessment and Subject Matter Expert (CASME) Consulting.

ABS QE is proud to continue to play a critical role in helping safeguard the nation’s defense sector through verification of compliance to DOD’s new and more stringent, standardized cybersecurity protection program, helping organizations to better understand and manage digital risk within the DIB and beyond.

About ABS Quality Evaluations

ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. (ABS QE) is a subsidiary of ABS Group of Companies, Inc. (www.abs-group.com). As a world-leading certification body, ABS QE works with companies to improve the performance of their business, systems, people and supply chains through management systems certification, verification, training and assessments, including supply chain and cybersecurity. ABS QE’s global network of auditors plays a crucial role in helping organizations achieve business excellence and obtain the necessary certifications to get products and services to market.