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Cybersecurity Advisory + Cloud Engineering Under One Roof
Cybersecurity and Cloud Solutions for Regulated Businesses
Essendis helps defense contractors and regulated organizations meet tough security requirements — CMMC 2.0, NIST 800-171, HIPAA, SOC 2 — and build cloud environments that pass audits the first time. Advisors who speak auditor. Engineers who ship. One team.
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CMMC 2.0 Compliance, From Gap to Certification
CMMC enforcement is here: every new DoD contract now carries assessment requirements, and Level 2 certification demands expand through 2026. Essendis takes contractors from first gap analysis to a certified environment — including a client, RPS Defense, that scored a perfect 110/110 on its CMMC Level 2 assessment with A-LIGN, with no POA&M required.
Read the full story: how RPS Defense scored a perfect 110/110.
The Advantages of Advisory and Engineering Under One Roof
Most firms hand you a findings report and a handshake. Essendis advisors — former Big Four auditors — translate requirements into an actionable plan, and our cloud engineers build it: secure enclaves, migrations, and managed environments. No lost context, no second vendor to manage. Two teams under one roof:
Proof, Not Promises
Federal Small Business Concern Control ID: 002263271 · Federal Unique Entity ID: GZEHUQR13DE7 · DoD CAGE Code: 9DX02. Essendis is a Microsoft Government Cloud reseller and AOS-G partner.
Security Expertise Across the Standards That Matter
Overwhelmed by cybersecurity requirements? We can help. Essendis employees include former Big Four auditors and top-tier security engineers who have managed toward common industry standards:
HIPAA/HITECH
HITRUST
ISO/IEC 27001
SOC 1 (SSAE 16/SSAE 18)
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS)
SOC 2 (AT-101)
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
EU-US Privacy Shield
Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
NIST CyberSecurity Framework (CSF)
NIST SP 800-53
CMMC 2.0
Swiss-US Privacy Shield
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What does Essendis do?
Cybersecurity advisory and cloud engineering under one roof: CMMC compliance, penetration testing, virtual CISO services, and secure cloud builds. The advisors who set the requirements work alongside the engineers who build and run them. That single team means no handoff between the plan and the build, and no second vendor for you to manage.
Do we need CMMC Level 1 or Level 2?
If you handle only Federal Contract Information, a Level 1 self-assessment is what applies to you. If you touch Controlled Unclassified Information — drawings, specifications, technical data — you need Level 2. If you are not certain which of those two you hold, that is the first question we help answer.
What is a CMMC secure enclave?
A CMMC secure enclave is a purpose-built environment that isolates Controlled Unclassified Information from the rest of your business. That smaller boundary is what the assessment covers, which cuts both cost and effort. The approach is proven in practice, not just on paper: we have taken this model through independent third-party assessment.
Where should we start?
A readiness assessment shows you exactly where you stand against the requirements, before an assessor does. It ends with a prioritized remediation plan your team can act on immediately, not just a list of findings. If you are not sure that is the right first step, start with a conversation.
Who will we actually work with?
You work with advisors who are former Big Four auditors and the engineers who build and run your environment. One accountable team owns the outcome from assessment through implementation. The same people stay accountable from your first gap analysis through certification and into the years that follow.
How does penetration testing fit into compliance?
Compliance frameworks like CMMC, PCI DSS, SOC 2, and HIPAA all expect periodic technical testing of your environment. Our penetration testing services provide exactly that evidence, plus findings ranked by real-world exploitability rather than raw scanner output. Reports are written so your auditor accepts them and your own engineers know what to remediate first.
Who does Essendis work with?
We work with defense contractors and regulated businesses across healthcare, finance, and SaaS that face tough security requirements. Engagements range from a single assessment to ongoing cybersecurity advisory services or fully managed cybersecurity for your whole environment. If you are unsure where to start, a conversation costs nothing and usually points you in the right direction.
