CMMC 2.0 Mandate and Why Compliance Matters

CMMC 2.0 Mandate and Why Compliance Matters

CMMC 2.0 is the Department of Defense’s version of an Intellectual Property Supply Chain Risk Management program to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Contractors and subcontractors, alike, must demonstrate that they protect CUI to bid, win, and maintain contracts to perform work on behalf of the DoD.

CMMC has technical, administrative, and contractual requirements that must be handled with due diligence and care in order to satisfy compliance.

CMMC Level 2 Readiness with AWS GovCloud (US), Zscaler and Red River

Zscaler enforces Zero Trust across FedRAMP Moderate and High platforms, consolidating CUI under one secure boundary. As the only SASE vendor to announce CMMC Level 2 certification, Zscaler helps Organizations Seeking Compliance (OSC) meet flow down requirements with confidence.

Zscaler CMMC capabilities include:

  • Core security controls: DLP, Cloud Firewall, Sandbox, Browser Isolation, Software-Defined Perimeter
  • Identity and device enforcement: Device Posture Check, 300+ integrations
  • Operational visibility: Logging, analytics, automation, and orchestration
  • Bonus: FedRAMP Moderate international expansion

Red River draws on years of hands-on CMMC experience to turn complex deployments into audit-ready compliance programs. Bridging the gap between platform and assessor with clarity and credibility.

Red River CMMC capabilities include:

  • Scoping, Zscaler configuration, and integration with IdP, MDM and SIEM
  • Documentation and evidence: SSP, POA&M, Evidence Reference Library (ERL), and runbooks
  • Managed workflows for repeatable, audit-ready evidence operations
  • Our presence in the CMMC ecosystem as an RPO
  • A CMMC Maturity Level 2 certified tools platform hosted in AWS GovCloud (US)

AWS GovCloud (US) simplifies procurement, automates deployment, and centralizes evidence collection. It provides the secure foundation for scalable, audit-ready operations.

AWS GovCloud CMMC enabling capabilities include:

  • Marketplace procurement with standardized SKUs and billing
  • Automated deployments via CloudFormation and cloud-native telemetry pipelines
  • Native log ingestion, scalable analytics, and SIEM integration for centralized evidence and long-term audit traceability

Why This Matters

Procurement via AWS GovCloud (US) Marketplace establishes the foundation, shortens procurement cycles, standardizes SKUs and billing, and enables accelerated technical onboarding with automation templates and cloud-native logging that feed assessor evidence workflows.

Implementing Zscaler sets up the architectural plumbing and electrical in greenfield and brownfield environments so that OSCs can identify the CUI and where it’s flowing, control its flow, while securing the architecture, simultaneously.

Red River converts platform telemetry and configurations into assessor-ready artifacts while Zscaler enforces the controls.

How Red River Closes the Gaps Scoring & Artifacts

Data flow and network diagrams, asset inventory, Controls Responsibility Matrix (CRM).

  • Implement Zscaler: Establishes a Zero Trust architecture, inherit FedRAMP compliance for CUI assets, create enforcement policies, expand enforcement managed & unmanaged devices, secure and enhance 3rd party access.
  • Integrate Identity & Devices: Azure AD/Okta SCIM; Intune/Jamf posture profiles and mapping.
  • Integrate Logging & Create Evidence: Zscaler Logging-SIEM or AWS GovCloud (US) analytics; automated evidence exports; Evidence Reference Library (ERL) ready artifact packaging.
  • Document CMMC/800-171 Package: Assessor ready SSP, POA&M, ERL artifacts, runbooks, incident playbooks.
  • Operations: Admin training, 30-day hyper care; optional managed evidence program and quarterly control health reports.

Value Proposition

  • Fast procurement through AWS Marketplace and consolidated billing.
  • Repeatable deployment via automation and Cloud templates that standardize Zscaler + Red River configurations.
  • Assessor ready evidence reduces audit time and contract risk by delivering SSP, POA&M, DFD, ERL artifacts and automated log exports.
  • Zero Trust enforced across identity, device and network boundaries with demonstrable telemetry.

Zscaler + AWS GovCloud secure and simplify your CMMC & Zero Trust journey; Red River makes it your CMMC passport. We translate your deployment into audit-ready Level 2 documentation and a rinse-and-repeat compliance program.

  • Risk Management Framework: From the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) to the DoD, Zscaler’s DoD IL5 cloud secures America’s defense supply chain using DoD’s RMF, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, FIPS 199, FIPS 140-2, etc.
  • Zero Trust: Cloud-native, Policy Enforcement Point (PEP) that enhances cybersecurity across all pillars for greater end-to-end visibility and granular technical and policy enforcement.
  • Threat Protection Intelligence:
    • Automated Threat Protection
    • Crowd-sources Threat Intelligence
    • Cross-platform Threat sharing
    • Dynamic Risk Scoring
  • CMMC Alignment:
    • CMMC 2.0 Level 1
      • Meets Control: 9
      • Supports Control: 2
    • CMMC 2.0 Level 2
      • Meets Control: 26
      • Supports Control: 27
    • CMMC 2.0 Level 3
      • Meets Control: 35
      • Supports Control: 42

Visit the Red River CMMC Website, the Red River Zero Trust for Government Website or email Red River sales at [email protected] to learn more.

written by

Robert Jordan

Robert Jordan is a Senior Design Architect and Zero Trust Practice Lead at Red River with over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity and Zero Trust architecture. He specializes in developing secure solutions, leading technical teams, and translating business vision into effective enterprise and security architecture. Connect with Robert on LinkedIn.