Case Study
Technology Firm Builds AI Tools for National Security Without Sacrificing CMMC Compliance
How Ignite Digital built security into its architecture from day one and passed both its CMMC Level 2 assessment and a DoW audit on the first try.
Ignite Digital, a Charleston, SC-based technology firm delivering solutions to national security agencies, needed a cybersecurity partner that could move at the speed of its AI and analytics development.
This case study outlines how Sentinel Blue helped Ignite Digital build security into its architecture from day one, leverage early GCC High adoption, automate asset management, and pass both its CMMC Level 2 assessment and a high-level DoW audit on the first try.
Key Outcomes
CMMC Level 2 certified on the first try
Passed a high-level DoW audit on the first try
Security built into the architecture from day one
Automated asset management saving hundreds of thousands annually
No internal IT team required to meet enterprise compliance standards
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Sentinel Blue has taken the time to actually understand what we're building, so they're already thinking a step ahead with us. As we onboard new technologies and develop new models, we can work together and figure out how to protect those models before they're deployed so the probability of success is higher from day one.
Oscar Mancia
Executive Vice President, Ignite Digital
About the Case Study
Ignite Digital is a Charleston, SC-based technology firm delivering mission, commercial technology, and forward-deployed solutions to national security agencies. Their work puts them at the intersection of cutting-edge AI and analytics development and the rigorous compliance demands of the defense industrial base. For Ignite Digital, security and compliance couldn't become a bottleneck that slowed down the tools they were building for their customers.
Ignite Digital had worked with other MSPs before but kept running into partners who couldn't translate compliance policy into technology decisions that actually supported their business objectives. They needed a partner who could implement strong cybersecurity practices while respecting the speed at which they operate.
Sentinel Blue helped Ignite Digital build security into the foundation of its architecture, pass two high-profile audits on the first try, and establish a partnership built to grow alongside their AI and analytics capabilities.
What the Case Study Covers
Security-first architecture for AI and analytics tools
GCC High early adoption and Azure Government deployment
Automated Intune asset management build-out
CMMC Level 2 assessment preparation and execution
DoW audit preparation and first-try pass
Ongoing vCISO advisory and managed security partnership
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