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The Department of Defense (DoD) has released its final cybersecurity standards. Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is the name of the new standard. As a result of the new CMMC certification, all DoD contractors require this certification. Next, we will go into detail on the different levels of certification. CMMC Model The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification has five levels. Most contractors working with unclassified information must obtain CMMC level one. CMMC Level one is the lowest level. For instance, the more sensitive the data that a contractor handles, the higher the level of certification that they will need to receive under this certification. Every certification level will require an in-person check by independent assessors. In addition to contractors requiring certification, assessors require certification too. Why did the government change its cybersecurity model? That is what we will discuss next. Why CMMC? Why did DoD decide to implement the CMMC certification? Because the