Quick summary:
Strike Graph's AI-native platform transforms CMMC Level 2 compliance by replacing manual data entry with an automated, continuous process. Key features include complete NIST 800-171 control mapping, cross-framework mapping, and a guided CMMC self-assessment that produces SPRS scores. The system automatically creates and keeps your System Security Plan (SSP) and Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) up to date using current data. Verify AI provides continuous evidence validation by evaluating compliance artifacts without requiring the platform to handle CUI, while Trust Chain automates third-party risk management. Lastly, enterprise workspaces enable multi-site defense contractors to monitor their entire program from a single real-time dashboard.
With Strike Graph’s AI-native architecture, your CMMC Level 2 program runs on continuous, automated validation instead of periodic document collection. The system automatically connects technical evidence to the relevant controls by incorporating graph-based relational data, evaluating your compliance position by validating control operations rather than ingesting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
With traditional static databases, defense contractors must re-enter data for all 110 NIST 800-171 controls. Strike Graph's fundamental graph ontology overcomes this by establishing many-to-many relationships between artifacts and requirements. As your security configurations change and you collect evidence, the platform continually assesses your compliance posture based on the operational frequency of your controls. It removes redundant work across sites and keeps your evidence defensible whether you complete a Level 2 self-assessment or a C3PAO certification assessment, all without exposing the data to external models.
Strike Graph provides a full range of tools to support CMMC Level 2 compliance by replacing static documents with continuous automation, taking the administrative workload off your security staff so they can focus on keeping your organization's operational position defensible.
Key features include an automated SSP updated in real time and an automated POA&M to monitor remediation activities. Verify AI checks your technical evidence against the specific control requirements, and Trust Chain extends this precise validation to your third-party vendors as well. Lastly, compliance workspaces and enterprise content management bring these functions together, enabling multi-facility defense contractors to apply a single compliance baseline across subsidiaries without duplicating effort.
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Full NIST 800-171 Control Mapping and Multi-Framework Support |
Maps all 110 Rev 2 controls and 320 objectives in one platform to surface gaps and feed remediation workflows. It also cross-maps to many other compliance frameworks. |
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Walks teams through step-by-step evaluations and automatically generates SPRS-ready scores and submission packages. |
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Dynamically updates directly from live control data, replacing stale Word documents with exportable, audit-ready files. |
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Converts surfaced gaps into assigned, trackable action items with real-time status visibility across your organization. |
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Centralizes software component inventory and dependency tracking for custom and third-party code in CUI environments. |
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Pre-vets technical evidence against specific control criteria to catch weak or mismatched artifacts before C3PAO audits. |
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Standardizes controls at the entity level and pushes them out to subsidiaries or plants without triplicating work. |
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Replaces questionnaires with automated verification of actual vendor compliance documents using Verify AI logic. |
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Gives leadership instant visibility into audit readiness, active risks, and control effectiveness in a single view. |
The Strike Graph platform natively includes all 110 NIST 800-171 Rev 2 controls and their 320 specific objectives within your workspace. By eliminating external spreadsheets, the full mapping lets your security team accurately identify control gaps and assign action items directly linked to regulatory requirements.
Full NIST 800-171 Control Mapping and Multi-Framework Support: Strike Graph automates evidence collection and uses machine-readable logic to map technical data to multiple compliance controls.
Built-in alignment speeds up preparation by turning theoretical requirements into practical actions. For instance, if a defense contractor sets up their access management tools, the platform automatically matches that single technical implementation with the relevant NIST control. This means your staff doesn't have to manually cross-reference, can close gaps faster, and maintain a clear view of which objectives need immediate attention before a formal C3PAO review begins.
Strike Graph’s free, guided CMMC self-assessment takes your team step by step through each NIST 800-171 control, all within the platform. Instead of using a fixed checklist, you assess your actual security posture, identify deficiencies in real time, and immediately pass those findings to structured remediation workflows without switching applications.
This repeatability means your organization will not need to start over when the next assessment cycle comes around. As you move forward, the platform will automatically generate scores ready for use in an SPRS and assemble your submission package using the same data that guides your day-to-day operations. This ensures that your self-assessment serves as a practical extension of your continuous compliance program, rather than a separate administrative task disconnected from reality.
The platform automatically creates your CMMC System Security Plan and keeps it up to date using the current compliance data already stored in your environment. Whenever your team implements controls or updates evidence, the SSP instantly reflects those changes, so the document stays accurate without manual intervention from a compliance lead.
Automated CMMC System Security Plan (SSP): Strike Graph's AI-native platform can automatically turn validated control data into a functional System Security Plan.
Instead of using the old method of keeping a static Word document, when a C3PAO asks for your SSP, your leadership can immediately export an audit-ready version that reflects your current infrastructure. Your team avoids spending countless hours on administrative document formatting and can instead focus on protecting your Controlled Unclassified Information and addressing identified risks.
When control gaps are identified — whether internally or during an audit — Strike Graph’s Action Items feature helps you document the issue, define the remediation plan, and map out key milestones. You can easily turn these gaps into trackable tasks, and the platform directly translates eligible unmet controls into your official Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M). Because CMMC regulations strictly limit which controls can appear on a POA&M, the platform provides only eligible controls. It also gives your leadership team continuous visibility into outstanding tasks, responsible owners, and the direct impact of remediation on your overall SPRS score.
POA&M Generation: The platform automatically surfaces compliance gaps as clear action items to track within your POA&M dashboard.
This streamlined workflow turns what would otherwise be a one-off, snapshot-type evaluation into a live remediation plan. For instance, if Verify AI identifies that a submitted access log is incomplete, your team can seamlessly create, assign, and link a tracked action item directly from the finding. Your staff can then monitor remediation in real time, ensuring the gap is eliminated, and your SPRS score is updated accurately.
Strike Graph’s Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) Manager monitors software components and vulnerabilities to improve supply chain security. It integrates your component inventory directly into your compliance program, enabling defense contractors to strictly manage any custom or third-party software operating within their Controlled Unclassified Information environments.
SBOM Manager: Manage your Software Bill of Materials seamlessly by tracking projects, components, and findings in one centralized view.
By keeping all your SBOMs in one place, your team maintains an up-to-date record of software dependencies that supports CMMC's software inventory and flaw remediation requirements. Instead of tracking software components in separate spreadsheets, Strike Graph integrates directly with GitHub and GitLab to automatically pull your CycloneDX or SPDX files. The platform then compares your components against a fresh list of known vulnerabilities pulled daily from leading databases. Because these dependencies are continuously monitored and centrally tracked, your software supply chain remains transparent, auditable, and ready for your CMMC assessment.
Verify AI is the patent-held engine offered by Strike Graph for rigorous evidence validation; instead of simply accepting policy documents or screenshots at face value, the technology checks the submitted artifacts against the specific CMMC control requirements and makes sure that your evidence actually meets the required technical standards before an external assessor comes to assess it.
Verify AI (Evidence Validation): Automated AI evidence verification quickly checks submitted documentation to confirm it meets required NIST SP 800-171 controls.
The main aim is to identify weak or misaligned evidence as early as possible, ensuring that the SPRS score you provide accurately reflects your actual security situation rather than an optimistic estimate. For example, if a staff member uploads an incomplete access log, Verify AI will immediately spot this shortcoming. The same logic applies to vendor evaluations, where compliance documents related to the supply chain are examined with the same care you apply to your own internal operations.
Managing compliance content across multiple locations requires a federated approach. Strike Graph achieves this through a feature called Enterprise Workspaces. Rather than maintaining separate programs, organizations set their control and evidence requirements at the corporate level once and then distribute and customize those standards among subsidiaries, production plants, or other business units.
Workspaces & Enterprise Content Management: Control third-party vendor risk efficiently by managing evidence requests and tracking compliance statuses across multiple active vendors.
This structure prevents separate teams from independently developing the same security procedures. For instance, a manufacturer in the defense industrial base with three sites can meet CMMC requirements across all sites through a single interface. When unified controls apply across all areas, the compliance team eliminates duplicate administrative work, maintains consistent oversight across all environments, and ensures each location adheres to the same strict baseline.
At CMMC Level 2, prime contractors must pass CMMC requirements down to any subcontractor that handles CUI and confirm that the subcontractor has affirmed its own compliance, both before award and every year after.
Trust Chain TPRM: Monitor individual vendor performance, assign necessary evidence requests, and track verification statuses within the Trust Chain dashboard.
Strike Graph's Trust Chain TPRM tool modernizes third-party risk management by requiring vendors to provide their actual compliance documentation rather than relying on self-reported, subjective security questionnaires. Once vendors upload evidence, Verify AI automatically validates those files against specific requirements.
“What Strike Graph has built with Trust Chain is architecturally different,” says Chris Steffen, VP of Research at Enterprise Management Associates. “Rather than asking vendors what their controls look like, it validates whether the evidence they submit actually demonstrates those controls. That's the shift the market needs, and it's the right direction for TPRM to move.”
Strike Graph’s centralized CMMC dashboard provides an at-a-glance, up-to-date overview of your organization's overall security position. This flexible display lets your team continually monitor control effectiveness, track existing risks, and assess evidence status without pulling data from multiple disconnected systems or relying on manual reports.
Real-Time Compliance Dashboards: Maintain ongoing oversight with a dashboard that continuously evaluates system data and tracks overall compliance framework progress.
The visibility greatly simplifies how executives manage the compliance program. Instead of requesting weekly status reports or working through complex spreadsheets, senior management can quickly review C3PAO audit readiness. Because the readiness figures and any open action items are combined into a single interface, decision-makers can stay fully aware of the situation and can immediately allocate resources to unresolved vulnerabilities before the official assessment.
Strike Graph simplifies CMMC Level 2 compliance by replacing manual checklists with an AI-native workspace. The platform automatically maps NIST 800-171 controls, validates technical evidence internally, auto-generates your System Security Plan, and tracks remediation through real-time dashboards.
This continuous automation keeps your defense organization assessment-ready without increasing administrative overhead.
Meeting CMMC Level 2 requirements is critical to securing defense contracts, but navigating complex regulatory requirements should not stall your operations. Strike Graph provides the specialized tools, intelligent evidence validation, and continuous oversight necessary to protect Controlled Unclassified Information.
Schedule a demo with our compliance team today to see how our platform streamlines your CMMC preparation.