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New suite of managed solutions redefines compliance assurance, IT efficiency, and cybersecurity resilience for the Defense Industrial Base

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- National 8(a) Conference - C3 Integrated Solutions, a specialized services provider dedicated to serving the U.S. Defense Industrial Base (DIB), today announced the launch of the C3 Suite, a comprehensive set of managed solutions designed to help defense contractors confidently achieve CMMC Level 2 compliance while maintaining enterprise-grade security and operational excellence across their entire IT footprint. The suite consists of two solutions designed explicitly for CMMC Level 2 achievement—C3 Command and C3 Catalyst—as well as C3 Core for environments outside an organization's CMMC compliance boundary.

"Achieving CMMC Level 2 compliance is a complex challenge that demands deep technical expertise across three distinct disciplines: IT, cybersecurity, and compliance," said Marc Pantoni, CEO of C3 Integrated Solutions. "Our clients can't risk non-compliance, so as their partner, our goal is simple: implement, maintain, and administer a CMMC program that eliminates uncertainty, accelerates compliance, and ensures our clients are prepared for assessment success—while also providing secure, scalable IT operations beyond their compliance boundary."

The C3 Suite: Three Solutions, One Strategic Approach

C3 has built its reputation on deep expertise in IT, cybersecurity, and compliance—a combination unmatched in the industry and strengthened by its 2023 merger with cybersecurity firm Ingalls Information Security. The C3 Suite capitalizes on the company's extensive experience with defense contractors and intimate familiarity with implementing NIST 800-171 controls to ensure secure, performant, and, where relevant, compliance-driven environments.

• C3 Command: As our most prescriptive solution, C3 Command offers the fastest, most defined path to CMMC Level 2 compliance. Its proprietary CMMC reference architecture and accompanying CMMC curriculum has been tested, optimized, and streamlined to eliminate surprises and roadblocks, enabling clients to implement all 320 CMMC Level 2 assessment objectives in less than half the time of C3PAO estimates.
  
  Central to C3 Command is its philosophy around shared responsibility, wherein C3 drives compliance success by taking responsibility for achieving 80% of all CMMC Level 2 assessment objectives.
  
  C3 Command focuses on contractors that prioritize implementation speed and/or a partner that will minimize the impact of CMMC on internal resources.
  
  
• C3 Catalyst: C3 Catalyst balances the compliance assurance of C3's proven CMMC reference architecture and best-practice-based service model with additional flexibility to support a broader set of client requirements. In addition, C3 offers optional compliance consulting services for clients that need help navigating the assessment process or supporting non-technical controls.
  
  By removing barriers to compliance and ensuring organizations have both structure and flexibility in their CMMC Level 2 journey, C3 Catalyst is ideal for contractors that need the assurance of a proven technical CMMC environment, but who either already have a compliance consulting partner, or have a wider variety of requirements.
  
  
• C3 Core: As C3's most flexible and extensible solution, C3 Core offers fully managed IT and security services designed to support business operations outside the CMMC environment. C3 Core delivers the same level of operational excellence, security, and IT best practices that underpin C3's compliance-focused solutions—without the complexity of managing CMMC-specific requirements.

"CMMC compliance shouldn't be a guessing game," said Ryan Heidorn, CTO of C3 Integrated Solutions. "With C3 Command and C3 Catalyst, we're offering a structured, repeatable approach that removes uncertainty, minimizes risk, and ensures compliance success.  For our clients' non-CMMC environments, C3 Core extends the same operational and cybersecurity rigor to clients' broader IT environments, ensuring secure and efficient operations across the board."

A Commitment to Client Success and CMMC Readiness

C3 has successfully supported the DIBCAC assessment of multiple CMMC Third-Party Assessment Organizations (C3PAO), giving the company unparalleled insight into the certification process. As a Microsoft AOS-G Partner and a CMMC Registered Provider Organization (RPO), C3 is uniquely positioned to guide defense contractors through the complexities of compliance.

With the launch of the C3 Suite, defense contractors no longer need to navigate CMMC compliance or broader cybersecurity challenges alone. Whether they require an end-to-end prescriptive solution (C3 Command), a flexible compliance-ready environment (C3 Catalyst), or foundational IT and security management for non-CMMC operations (C3 Core), C3 provides the expertise, technology, and ongoing support to ensure compliance success and long-term IT security.

About C3 Integrated Solutions

C3 Integrated Solutions is a specialized services provider that designs, implements, and manages IT, compliance, and cybersecurity solutions purpose-built for the U.S. Defense Industrial Base.

By rooting our prescriptive solutions in cybersecurity best practices and an intimate understanding of CMMC assessment requirements, the C3 Suite minimizes the risk of non-compliance and accelerates compliance timelines, enabling defense contractors to more easily achieve and maintain CMMC Level 2 compliance with confidence.

For more information, visit c3isit.com

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