While assessing the scope provided by an OSC, you realize they have two environments with distinct characteristics: the headquarters space located at 24 Industrial Pkwy and an off-site location at 25 Industrial Pkwy. The headquarters houses several offices where document processing occurs on a cloud-hosted Microsoft Dynamics 365 GCC environment. At the off-site location, users access designs from servers hosted at the headquarters through a Virtual Private Network (VPN). These designs are used first in a 3D printer to develop prototypes and subsequently in a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine for production. All these operations are supported by a high-quality Industrial Control System (ICS). What type of environment is the off-site facility located at 25 Industrial Pkwy?
You are a CCA collaborating with an OSC to provide specialized consulting services. The OSC representative has inquired about strategies to validate the accuracy of their project scope. In response, you suggest leveraging a data flow diagram. This visual representation could assist in mapping the flow of information and processes within the project, enabling a comprehensive review and verification of the scope’s alignment with the client’s requirements. If you were on the Assessment Team, how would you use the data flow diagram after it is created?
Risks are inherent in any organization. As a CCA working within an Assessment Team, you are assessing an OSC’s implementation of RA practices. When evaluating RA.L2-3.11.3[b], you want to determine whether vulnerabilities are remediated in accordance with risk assessments. What Assessment Object would you likely examine to make this determination?
You are part of the Assessment Team evaluating an OSC’s implementation of AC.L2-3.1.13 – Remote Access Confidentiality. This requirement mandates the organization to employ cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions. During your assessment, you want to determine whether these cryptographic mechanisms have been properly identified as required by assessment objective [a]. What specification can you use to make this determination?
During a CMMC Level 2 assessment, a CCA is evaluating whether the organization meets the requirement to “Employ FIPS-validated cryptography when used to protect the confidentiality of CUI.” According to the CMMC requirement, the CCA must determine whether FIPS-validated cryptography is employed to protect the confidentiality of CUI. Which assessment procedure would the CCA most likely use to evaluate this requirement?
During a CMMC assessment, the Lead Assessor, Emily, notices that one of the CCAs on her team, Alex, seems overly critical and skeptical of the evidence presented by the OSC. Although the OSC demonstrates compliance with the required CMMC practices, Alex repeatedly questions the validity of the evidence and suggests the OSC is not meeting the criteria. Concerned that Alex’s behavior may be influenced by bias, Emily decides to address the issue directly. She recalls a previous incident in which Alex took a similar approach, and shortly afterward, the OSC experienced a data breach. What steps should Emily and, most importantly, the C3PAO have taken to prevent this eventuality?
During a CMMC assessment of an OSC, you discover that they rely heavily on a reputable CSP for their email services. As you delve deeper into the assessment, you suspect the OSC is incorrectly assuming that the CSP’s security measures are sufficient to meet all the CMMC requirements related to email security. Given the critical nature of email communications and the potential exposure of sensitive information, you recognize the importance of clearly understanding the division of responsibilities between the OSC and the CSP for email security controls. To effectively assess how email security responsibilities are divided between the OSC and the CSP, which document should you prioritize reviewing?
Dwayne is the Lead Assessor for a C3PAO Assessment Team conducting an assessment for an OSC. During the evaluation, he learns that the OSC recently won a lucrative contract with the Department of Defense, a significant milestone for the organization. Impressed by the OSC’s accomplishment, Dwayne begins to view the organization more favorably and is inclined to interpret the evidence gathered during the assessment in a way that would enable the OSC to achieve the desired CMMC certification level. What is the primary reason Dwayne’s assessment of the OSC may be influenced?
You are a CCA who is part of an Assessment Team conducting a CMMC assessment on an aerospace company. While analyzing their network architecture, you realize that it includes a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to host their public-facing web servers. What is the primary purpose of a DMZ in a network architecture?
An Assessment Team is reviewing the network diagram provided by an OSC. The diagram will help the team understand how the OSC has set up assets across its network and determine whether it has implemented network separation and enclaves to protect its CUI. During the review, the team notices that the network diagram does not clearly delineate the boundaries between the enterprise and CUI environments, raising concerns about the assessment scope. What should the AssessmentTeam do in this situation?
