swers to the 5 W's of CMMC. This introductory guide covers the CMMC program, CMMC timeline, CMMC ecosystem, helpful tools, DoD's Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessment (JSVA) program, and more.

"CMMC Simplified" provides an easy-to-read guide on getting you caught up with the basics of the CMMC program. All in under 30-pages.

About the author: Fernando is the Managing Principal & Chief Information Security Officer for Cybersec Investments, an Authorized CMMC 3^rd Party Assessment Organization. Fernando is a Certified CMMC Assessor (CCA) and Certified CMMC Professional (CCP). Fernando was a member of the CMMC Accreditation Body's Standards Management Industry Working Group, which helped develop guidance on CMMC's assessment criteria & scoping with over 17,000 volunteer hours. His contributions led to being formally recognized by the President of the United States with the President's Volunteer Service Award.