Many organizations are struggling with the NIST 800-171 compliance requirement and the ultimate goal of obtaining the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. Unfortunately, out of the over 350,000 Federal Contractors required to submit their 800-171 assessment score into the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS), a significant percentage of those companies have either not submitted, and/or have misrepresented their actual compliance level due to not understanding how to apply the NIST-CSF. While Mike will focus on DIB frameworks such as SP 800-171 and CMMC, the insights he shares can be applied agonistically across frameworks and standards.