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CMMC & Cyber Readiness Support

Timechain supports contractors and subcontractors preparing for CMMC and NIST-aligned environments by helping organize endpoint evidence, improve patch posture, document operational controls, and plan remediation. Work is positioned for readiness, implementation support, and audit preparation — not formal certification.

Important — Compliance positioning

Timechain does not certify organizations for CMMC and does not act as an official assessor (C3PAO) unless separately qualified and engaged. Services on this page are focused on readiness, remediation, implementation support, documentation, and evidence preparation. Formal certification, scoring, and attestation must be conducted by authorized assessors.

01 / CMMC L1

CMMC Level 1 / FAR 52.204-21 Readiness

Help suppliers and subcontractors prepare for CMMC Level 1 assertion or assessment with basic safeguarding control coverage.

  • 17 control practice mapping against current state
  • Endpoint and access control evidence inventory
  • Basic safeguarding gap summary
  • Self-assessment preparation support
  • Documentation templates and policy gap list
  • Remediation roadmap with effort and sequencing
  • Stakeholder briefing materials
  • Prime contractor flowdown communications
02 / NIST 800-171

NIST 800-171 Roadmap Support

Develop a phased roadmap toward NIST 800-171 alignment for organizations handling Controlled Unclassified Information.

  • 14 control family gap summary
  • System Security Plan (SSP) skeleton or update support
  • POA&M framework and structure
  • SPRS scoring preparation support
  • Endpoint and identity control documentation
  • Prioritized remediation sequencing
  • Evidence collection templates and approach
  • CMMC Level 2 transition planning input
03 / Endpoint Evidence

Endpoint Compliance & Device Inventory

Stand up the endpoint evidence base that supports both routine compliance reporting and audit response.

  • Managed device inventory across estate
  • Compliance policy evidence mapping
  • Patch posture and vulnerability summary
  • Configuration baseline documentation
  • Encryption-at-rest evidence packages
  • Asset disposal and lifecycle records
  • Endpoint inventory reconciliation
  • Reporting cadence for sustained operations
04 / Access Control

MFA & Access-Control Documentation

Document MFA coverage, account-control practices, and identity governance posture in audit-ready form.

  • MFA enforcement scope and coverage gaps
  • Privileged account inventory
  • Conditional access policy documentation
  • Account lifecycle (joiner / mover / leaver) processes
  • Service account documentation
  • Identity governance review approach
  • Access review cadence and templates
  • Identity audit evidence packages
05 / Patch & Remediation

Patch Evidence and Remediation Backlog

Produce the patch and remediation evidence base that supports both compliance review and operations improvement.

  • Patch compliance baseline and trend reporting
  • Vulnerability scan summary and prioritization
  • Remediation backlog with severity sequencing
  • Exception handling and risk acceptance records
  • Maintenance window documentation
  • Change control records and audit evidence
  • Reporting cadence design for sustained operations
  • Audit response narratives for patch posture
06 / Documentation

SOPs, Runbooks, Policies & Audit-Ready Docs

Build the operational documentation foundation that holds up to assessor review and surfaces real operations practice.

  • SOP and runbook drafting against operational reality
  • Policy gap analysis and updates
  • Acceptable use, BYOD, and remote access policies
  • Incident response process documentation
  • Media protection and disposal procedures
  • Configuration management documentation
  • Owner assignment and review cadence
  • Audit-ready evidence packaging
07 / Flowdown

Supplier & Subcontractor Flowdown Support

Help primes and small-business offices manage CMMC and FAR flowdown obligations across their supplier portfolio.

  • Supplier readiness self-assessment templates
  • Flowdown communications drafting
  • Supplier evidence intake structure
  • Risk-tiered supplier classification approach
  • Supplier remediation tracking
  • Prime contractor compliance reporting
  • Supplier briefing materials
  • Escalation and exception handling design

Open a CMMC or NIST readiness scoping discussion.

For DoD subcontractors, primes managing supplier portfolios, and small-business offices: a fixed-scope readiness sprint typically begins with a brief discovery call and a written scope outline.