If you’re a Department of Defense (DoD) contractor, being compliant with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is critical for winning and keeping Department of Defense (DoD) contracts for the new rule – 48 CFR now live! One essential requirement is ensuring you are continuously monitoring and reviewing your logs, security configurations and compliance drifts. Hence, it is vital to conduct quarterly compliance reviews to ensure your cybersecurity program stays aligned with NIST 800-171 controls.

The Atomus Compliance Portal now makes this process automated, accountable, and audit ready.

All Past Quarterly Reviews in One Place

Instead of chasing down old spreadsheets or scattered compliance records, you can now access every past quarterly review directly in the platform. This ensures you always have a clear, verifiable evidence trail for auditors.

How It Works — Automated Compliance Review Workflow

When you click Begin Review, our platform automatically aggregates everything that needs your attention:

1. Reviews Your SSP (System Security Plan): The platform references your latest SSP to determine what controls and sections are in scope for the current review.
2. Identify Outstanding Items: You’ll see what was reviewed previously, what’s due now, and what’s still outstanding.
3. Linked and Smart Review Sections: Get targeted compliance sections for review, aligned with your environments, systems and your SSP. For example, if you have Cloudflare in your environment, the system will prompt to check the baseline for Cloudflare also.
4. Guided Instructions: Clear guidance on what to look for, confirm, and document — reducing ambiguity and audit risk. Evidence Locking: Finalized reviews are locked for security, creating a defensible compliance record recognized by auditors and C3PAOs.

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Why Reviews and Monitoring Matter for CMMC, NIST, and DFARS Compliance

By tracking and locking quarterly reviews in the Atomus Compliance Portal, you: