Meeting Client Security Requirements as an Engineering Firm

Clients are asking harder questions

Public agencies, utilities, and enterprise clients increasingly send security questionnaires before awarding work. Firms involved in defense projects may need to meet NIST 800-171 and CMMC requirements.

Know where you stand

Start with a gap assessment against the framework your clients care about. It shows which controls are in place, which are missing, and what it will take to close the gaps.

Common gaps

• No multi-factor authentication on email or remote access
• Shared or generic administrator accounts
• Missing or outdated written security policies
• Backups that are not tested or protected from ransomware

Keep evidence ready

Questionnaires ask for proof. Maintaining current documentation of your controls makes each new request faster to answer.

How WEBIT helps

WEBIT runs gap assessments, implements the technical controls, and maintains the documentation clients ask for.