In this video, I break down the Dept. of Defense’s insane contractual requirements with the overseeing body The Cyber AB, which hands ultimate control over the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program to foreign actors and the actual enemies the CMMC program is supposed to protect us from.
The DoD’s decision to let Mexico and China oversee CMMC was born of arrogance and stupidity, but continues to be pushed forward by DoD CIO John Sherman, who is afraid of losing face if he admits CMMC is broken and must be fixed. Instead, Sherman and the ever-incompetent Stacy Bostjanick are pushing full steam ahead on handing control of CMMC to foreign nations, likely knowing they will quit their FedGov posts before this thing ever actually reaches Congress to get yanked.
But to be clear: there is no way Congress will allow a scheme that grants Mexico, Italy, or China the ultimate decision-making authority over the CMMC scheme. Can’t happen.
Bonus: stick around until the end where I reveal my not-so-secret plan on how I will kill CMMC with one email, assuming it ever actually starts producing accredited certificates.
A side note: I’ve got some attorneys standing by if any current C3PAOs, RPs, RPOs, or other CMMC “badge holders” are ready to launch the inevitable class action suits. You were promised a recurring income years ago, but none of that has happened. When you have finally had enough of paying fees for something that will likely never materialize, let me know, and I will connect you. (No, I get no referral fees from any attorneys for the whistleblower work done by Oxebridge. That’s illegal.)
Christopher Paris is the founder and VP Operations of Oxebridge. He has over 35 years’ experience implementing ISO 9001 and AS9100 systems, and helps establish certification and accreditation bodies with the ISO 17000 series. He is a vocal advocate for the development and use of standards from the point of view of actual users. He is the writer and artist of THE AUDITOR comic strip, and is currently writing the DR. CUBA pulp novel series. Visit www.drcuba.world