Cybersecurity for Defense Contractors
Defense suppliers are targets whether or not a contract mentions CMMC. Sentinel Blue runs the security operations, IT, and compliance work that keeps your shop floor, your designs, and your contracts protected.
Defense suppliers are targets with or without CMMC
Attackers go after the defense supply chain for the designs, contracts, and access that smaller suppliers hold. That risk does not depend on which compliance level your contract names.
Ransomware that stops production
One encrypted file server or engineering workstation can halt a shop floor and delay parts a prime is waiting on.
Email that looks like your customer
Business email compromise uses a convincing message from a prime, a vendor, or your own leadership to redirect payments or collect passwords.
Equipment that was never built to be online
Machines and controllers on the floor often can't be patched like a laptop, and many share a network with everything else.
Downtime
Every hour a line is down is an hour of missed output and late deliveries.
Lost confidence
Primes notice when a supplier has an incident, and many now ask about your security program before they award work.
Reporting deadlines
If covered defense information is involved, DFARS 252.204-7012 requires a report to DoD within 72 hours.
Security operations, IT, and compliance in one program
Pick the service you need now or bring them together under Shield. Each one is built for the way defense contractors work.
Managed SOC
Around the clock monitoring, investigation, and response across endpoints, email, identities, and cloud.
Extended detection and response
Microsoft XDR tuned and watched by our analysts, so threats are caught across every layer, not only on laptops.
Incident response
A tested plan before anything happens and hands-on help to contain, recover, and report when it does.
Zero trust
Identity, device, and access controls that limit what an attacker can reach after one account is compromised.
Managed IT and GCC High
Day to day IT, Microsoft 365, and GCC High administration from a team that understands defense data.
Virtual CISO
Security leadership for companies that need a strategy, a roadmap, and someone to brief the board without a full-time hire.
Match the service to the problem in front of you
Most contractors come to us with one urgent problem. This is where each one usually starts.
| If you need to | Start with |
|---|---|
| Know someone is watching your network after hours | Managed SOC through Overwatch |
| Recover from or prepare for a ransomware attack | Incident response planning and retainer support |
| Stop phishing and account takeover | Zero trust identity controls and XDR |
| Get IT and Microsoft 365 under control | Managed IT or GCC High management |
| Answer a prime's security questionnaire | A virtual CISO to build the program and the evidence |
| Protect CUI and meet NIST SP 800-171 | Shield, which combines managed security, IT, and compliance |
Look at your environment
We review your network, accounts, devices, and data to find the gaps that matter most.
Fix what is urgent
We close the highest risk gaps first, usually identity, email, and backups.
Run it with you
Our SOC, IT, and compliance teams take on the daily work alongside your staff.
Review and improve
Regular reviews with your leadership keep the program aligned with your contracts and risks.
Built for the companies that supply defense programs
Manufacturers, aerospace suppliers, and the IT providers who support them each face different risks. See how we work in your industry.
Where CMMC fits. If you handle CUI, the same program supports NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC. CMMC Phase 2 is suspended while the Department of War reviews the program, but DFARS 252.204-7012 and Phase 1 self-assessments still apply. See what still applies. Need a certification assessment? Sentinel Blue is an authorized C3PAO, and C3PAO assessments are a separate engagement.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need CMMC to work with Sentinel Blue?
No. Many of our clients handle Federal Contract Information or no government data at all. They work with us to keep production running, protect designs and customer data, and meet what their primes ask for. If you do handle CUI, the same program supports NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC.
What does a managed SOC do for a small defense supplier?
A security operations center watches your endpoints, email, identities, and cloud accounts, investigates alerts, and responds when something is wrong. Overwatch, our in-house SOC, gives a 50 or 100 person company the coverage that would otherwise take a full security team to staff.
Is this different from a CMMC assessment?
Yes. Managed security, IT, and compliance support are one path. A CMMC Level 2 certification assessment by a C3PAO is a separate engagement, and Sentinel Blue does not assess organizations it has provided consulting services to in the previous three years.
What happens if we have a cyber incident?
We contain it, investigate it, and help you recover. If covered defense information is involved, DFARS 252.204-7012 requires a report to DoD within 72 hours, and we help you prepare and file it.
Can you manage our Microsoft 365 or GCC High environment?
Yes. Sentinel Blue is a Microsoft AOS-G partner and manages Microsoft 365 commercial, GCC, and GCC High environments, including licensing, migration, security configuration, and day to day administration.
Talk to our team about your environment
Tell us what you're running and what keeps you up at night. We'll tell you where we would start.