Take-Away Tuesday: Small Business Level of Effort for CMMC

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

9:00 am -10:00 am

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Join Macomb Regional APEX Accelerator along with subject matter expert Mr. Adam Austin, Cybersecurity Lead at Totem.Tech a small veteran-owned prime USAF contractor for an important conversation about small business cybersecurity compliance.

Our adversaries are actively stealing the United States' military and industrial competitive advantage. Ubiquitous access to every organization's multi-interconnected information systems facilitates this theft. The US Federal government recognizes the risk of theft of its sensitive information--such as Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)--from its supply chains' information systems. Therefore, all Federal contractors have certain basic cybersecurity requirements they must implement in their own internal information technology (IT) systems that process Federal contract-related data. Additionally, contractors that process information related to Department of Defense contracts are beholden to DFARS clauses 252.204-7012/7019/7020, and the forthcoming 7021 CMMC clause, that require significant cybersecurity safeguards, which are a challenge for any organization of any size to implement.

Mr. Austin, will describe some of the challenges small businesses face when implementing these requirements and pursuing certification, with a focus on expected costs, timelines, level of effort, and where small businesses should start. Mr. Austin will present data gleaned from his own company's cybersecurity journey, as well as that of the hundreds of clients that Totem.Tech has served. The presentation will introduce several resources that APEX Accelerator clients can use to navigate the cybersecurity compliance landscape.  

Take-Away Tuesdays are designed to deliver high-value content, in short order, with plenty of substance, as well as an opportunity to ask the SME!

THIS TRAINING WILL BE DELIVERED IN WEBINAR FORMAT.

There are no fees to attend, however registration is required.