The Challenge
Canadian defence suppliers handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) must demonstrate compliance with ITSP.10.171 controls across 17 families. With CPCSC Level 2 third-party assessments becoming mandatory in Phase 3, they face critical compliance challenges.
Challenges
- 97 ITSP.10.171 controls with no centralized evidence
- No cryptographic audit trail for assessors
- Multiple prime contractors requiring different proof formats
- Manual documentation taking 200+ hours/month
- Risk of losing DND contracts without certification
Requirements
- Cryptographically immutable evidence ledger
- Automatic ITSP.10.171 control mapping
- Automated readiness report generation
- Zero-trust public verification for assessors
- Canadian data sovereignty (AWS ca-central-1)
The Solution
Defence suppliers evaluating compliance platforms typically prioritize tamper-evident evidence, assessor-friendly verification, and rapid implementation timelines.
"What suppliers need is a single source of truth for all compliance evidence that holds up to third-party assessment. With the right platform, teams can be collecting cryptographic evidence within days, not months."
Implementation Timeline
Expected Outcomes
With proper implementation, defence suppliers can establish comprehensive cryptographic evidence infrastructure to support CPCSC Level 2 assessment and maintain prime contractor relationships.
"Prime contractors are increasingly cascading CPCSC requirements to their supply chain. Having a tamper-evident evidence platform in place demonstrates the kind of proof needed to retain defence contracts."
Potential Benefits
- Significant time savings on manual compliance documentation
- Reduced contract risk through proactive cryptographic evidence collection
- Zero-trust verification — assessors verify without platform access
- Supply chain visibility — primes verify supplier compliance in real time
- Assessment-ready evidence packages with per-artifact verify URLs
How Defence Contractors Can Achieve CMMC Level 2
A typical path from spreadsheet chaos to automated evidence collection for mid-sized aerospace suppliers.
Estimated targets based on platform capabilities; actual results vary by organization.
The Challenge
Tier 2 suppliers for major defence primes need CMMC Level 2 certification to maintain contracts. Many compliance teams are drowning in spreadsheets, manually collecting evidence from 10-20 different systems, while MSPs charge significant monthly fees for compliance support with no clear end date.
The Solution
With the CMMC Evidence Factory, defence contractors can connect their M365 GCC High environment, AWS GovCloud workloads, and security tools. The platform automatically:
- Collects audit artifacts from multiple systems into a single evidence repository
- Maps each artifact to specific NIST 800-171 controls (AC-2, AU-3, SC-7, etc.)
- Generates SSP documentation with timestamped evidence references
- Tracks POA&M items with automated remediation verification
"The goal is to move from multiple FTEs spending half their time on compliance documentation to automated evidence collection. When assessors arrive, you hand them a complete evidence package in one click."
Expected Outcomes
With proper preparation, contractors can target first-attempt certification success, significantly reduce compliance costs, and free their security team to focus on actual security instead of documentation.
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