Meet NIST/CMMC Requirements: Safeguard Your CUI for DoD Contracts

With Exostar’s Managed Microsoft 365™, you’ll be up and running with 85 of the 110 NIST 800-171 controls in less than 48 hours.

  • Safeguard your CUI in your familiar Microsoft 365 environment
  • Prepare for CMMC Maturity Level 2
  • Satisfy 85 controls NIST SP 800-171 controls out-of-the-box

Exostar® Makes It Easy To Share Data Securely

Same Essential Tool You Use Every Day

With secure internal and external Microsoft Teams collaboration and file sharing, your team will be able to stay on track and win more DoD contracts.

Move Forward in Hours, Not Months

Start winning DoD contracts in just 48 hours. You’ll be up and running with 85 of the 110 NIST 800-171 controls out of the box.

Share with Confidence

Don’t let security requirements impede your business growth. Be well-prepared to share confidently and secure those vital DoD contracts.

How It Works: CMMC Compliance Made Effortless

Effortlessly manage your partner domains and adjust user access on your account while working in a familiar Teams environment and ensuring your CUI protection.

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“With Exostar Secure Access™ for Microsoft 365, Exostar® has added an additional layer of data protection to integrate with our technology for secure B2B collaboration.”

Richard Wakeman
Senior Director of Aerospace & Defense, Microsoft Azure Global Engineering

Frequently Asked Questions

Exostar’s Managed Microsoft 365™ provides a secure, trusted cloud-based environment for DoD contractors to collaborate and safeguard Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), meeting 85 out of 110 NIST SP 800-171 controls out-of-the-box.

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 is a cybersecurity framework required by the DoD to protect CUI.

To be eligible for a DoD contract, any organization involved in the supply chain, including subcontractors or other derived funding, must comply with one of CMMC 2.0’s three-tiered maturity levels once put into effect. Your contractual obligations determine your maturity level.

In 2020, the DoD announced a 5-year phase-in period under DFARS. In 2021, CMMC went through a public comment period, and an updated program was released, “CMMC 2.0.” CMMC 2.0 is under rule-making in 2023. CMMC 2.0 will be a contractual requirement when the rulemaking process is complete. Note: If your company has contracts that require DFARS 7012 clause, then you must comply with NIST 800-171; these controls align with CMMC 2.0 requirements.

Exostar’s Managed Microsoft 365™ provides out-of-the-box compliance for CMMC by meeting 85 out of 110 CMMC 2.0 practices, providing a secure enclave for businesses to safeguard CUI, and delivering enterprise-level security for businesses of all sizes.

Contractors can only store CUI in a secure environment that meets the compliance framework outlined by the DoD, such as GCC High or FedRAMP Moderate Equivalent.

Exostar’s Managed Microsoft 365™ offers subscription-based pricing to meet the needs of any organization. Maintenance and support services are also available.

Your Trusted Expertise in DoD Collaboration Solutions

Since 2000, Exostar® has been helping organizations in highly regulated industries including Aerospace & Defense to mitigate risk, solve identity and access challenges, and collaborate securely and compliantly across their supply chain ecosystems. Over 150,000 enterprises and agencies in 175 countries trust Exostar® to strengthen security, reduce expenditures, raise productivity, and help them achieve their digital transformation initiatives.

More than half of the Defense Industrial Base, including 98 of the top 100, transact business over The Exostar Platform™. Learn more about the CMMC Assessment Guide.