Secureframe, an AI-powered cybersecurity compliance platform, announced on Tuesday Secureframe Defense, an end-to-end solution for CMMC certification. Secureframe Defense delivers secure infrastructure deployment, AI-built System Security Plans (SSPs), policies, and comprehensive monitoring that Defense Industrial Base (DIB) organizations need to achieve and maintain CMMC certification faster, without unnecessary cost or complexity.
With CMMC enforcement underway, readiness across the DIB remains critically low. The Department of Defense (DoD) estimates nearly 80,000 organizations will ultimately require CMMC Level 2 certification, yet fewer than 800 organizations, less than 1%, have achieved certification as of January 2026.
Research indicates that most DIB organizations spend over a year and $100K–$300K or more preparing for CMMC Level 2 certification by a Certified Third-Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO). Meanwhile, 47% of contractors have already received flow-down requests from prime contractors requiring proof of certification, making readiness urgent for subcontractors at every tier.
“Secureframe Defense reflects everything we learned going through our own CMMC Level 2 assessment and the feedback we received from our partner C3PAOs about the real problems organizations face,” said Shrav Mehta, founder and CEO of Secureframe. “Our AI-powered platform can take organizations with zero infrastructure to assessment-ready in less than 8 weeks.”
Secureframe Defense outlines a three-stage approach designed to help organizations deploy secure environments for handling Controlled Unclassified Information and progress toward Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification compliance.
The first stage focuses on rapidly deploying secure CUI environments. Traditional enclave deployments often take eight to ten weeks and require extensive effort from internal IT teams or external consultants. Secureframe’s platform enables organizations to establish a CMMC-compliant enclave in less than thirty minutes.
The platform automatically configures Google Workspace or Microsoft GCC High with the controls required for CMMC compliance, including access management, logging and monitoring, and security event notifications, to isolate Controlled Unclassified Information. Secure Azure virtual desktops for CUI access can then be provisioned in minutes, or organizations can use a FedRAMP Moderate authorized, pre-configured device management solution to enforce CMMC security baselines across laptops and workstations.
The second stage centers on documenting and managing the cybersecurity program. Through its Defense Navigator capability, Secureframe translates CMMC requirements into an AI-guided implementation workflow. Once the organization’s scope, integrations, and enclave configuration are established, Secureframe’s AI engine generates system security plans and policies tailored to the specific environment. Built-in modules support risk assessments, vendor evaluations, policy assignments, and security awareness training. Continuous monitoring is also applied to identify controls that fall out of compliance.
The final stage addresses achieving and maintaining CMMC certification. Secureframe’s Audit Module automatically compiles documentation and evidence artifacts to support efficient review by Certified Third-Party Assessment Organizations, reducing manual evidence gathering and shortening assessment timelines. Organizations can also access Secureframe’s network of vetted CMMC Registered Practitioners for additional guidance, as well as a network of vetted C3PAO partners experienced with the platform who can conduct the formal assessment.
Secureframe Defense reduces overall certification timelines from 12-18 months down to 4-8 weeks, cutting readiness time significantly compared to manual processes or point solutions.
Manufacturing Consulting Company, a defense contractor supporting U.S. Air Force programs, significantly reduced operational complexity of documenting and monitoring compliance with Secureframe and passed its CMMC Level 2 assessment months before the Phase 1 deadline.
“Using Secureframe to get NIST 800-171 and CMMC compliant saved us at least 500 hours,” said David Hoenisch, Lead Cybersecurity Engineer at Manufacturing Consulting Company. “Having a tool that can come alongside and augment your personnel force is a huge blessing. It was a weight off our shoulders.”
“Everyone in the defense tech space has to be compliant, but many are relying on manual processes. It’s the peace of mind that Secureframe provides, the continuous monitoring, the fact that we have a system as opposed to a person trying to manage and ensure all of this – that’s the value add for us,” said Stephanie Castro, Director of Operations, Adyton.
