The 110 CMMC Controls: Where to Start and What Matters Most

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Achieving compliance with NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Level 2 requires implementing 110 security controls—a task that can feel overwhelming for many defense contractors. Yet not all controls deliver the same level of risk reduction or operational impact.

This seminar focuses on identifying the highest-value controls organizations should prioritize early in their CMMC journey. Rather than approaching compliance as a checklist exercise, we will examine which controls meaningfully reduce cyber risk, strengthen security posture, and accelerate progress toward compliance.

Participants will learn how to prioritize controls that deliver the greatest security return on investment, including areas such as multi-factor authentication, access management, configuration management, logging and monitoring, incident response preparation, and user awareness training. The session will also explore how implementing a small number of foundational controls can significantly reduce exposure to common threat vectors such as credential theft, phishing, ransomware, and unauthorized access.

The goal of this seminar is to help organizations focus resources where they matter most, enabling companies—particularly small and mid-sized defense contractors—to make measurable progress toward CMMC readiness without becoming overwhelmed by the full control set.

By the end of the session, participants will have a practical framework for prioritizing security investments and implementing controls that strengthen both compliance readiness and real-world cybersecurity resilience across the defense supply chain.