Why CMMC Became Necessary in the First Place

Transcript & Notes

On the Trust Issues podcast, Fernando Machado explains why CMMC became necessary in the first place — the breaches, the supply-chain gaps, and the rising cost of unprotected defense information that led the DoD to act.

Why CMMC became necessary

In this conversation:

• The breaches that exposed the defense supply chain
• Why self-attestation wasn’t enough
• How CUI ends up at risk in everyday operations
• What CMMC is designed to fix
• Why it matters for every DoD contractor