LOS ANGELES, CA., January 12, 2021 – Ariento Inc., a leading cybersecurity, information technology (IT), and compliance service provider to the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), has been authorized as a CMMC Third-Party Assessor Organization (C3PAO) by the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accredidation Body (CMMC-AB). Ariento is one of the first firms authorized to perform CMMC audits and will participate in the 2021 pathfinder program and contracts recently announced.

"We appreciate the special responsibility that comes with being one of the first C3PAOs," said Ariento COO Dan Baldini. “We look forward to a collaborative relationship with the CMMC-AB to help ensure the successful implementation of the CMMC framework."

Over the past year, Ariento has helped prepare organizations of all sizes for the CMMC rollout through it’s advisory consulting and/or managed services business lines. Ariento Chief Engineer, Andrew Ro, was selected to participate in the Provisional Assessor program and is one of the original certified provisional assessors. Ariento is also a CMMC Registered Practitioner Organization (RPO) capable of providing CMMC advisory services to DIB companies seeking assistance as they prepare for an official CMMC audit.

About Ariento

Ariento is a leading B2B cybersecurity, information technology (IT), and compliance service provider. Comprised of a veteran team boasting decades of experience at the highest levels of the United States military and federal government, Ariento specializes in delivering best-in-class technology solutions that are secure and regulatory compliant. From consulting to fully outsourced IT services and more, Ariento gives business owners and executives one less thing to worry about in today's interconnected digital world.

For more information about Ariento’s CMMC practice, please visit https://ariento.com/cmmc.

To view Ariento’s C3PAO authorization, visit https://portal.cmmcab.org/marketplace/ariento-inc-c3pao/.