GovSky today announced the general availability of its software platform. Built by a founding team of compliance and security experts, GovSky’s goal is to cut the time and cost of compliance for its customers in half by providing capabilities such as implementation guidance, project management, evidence management, and document automation.
“We founded GovSky because we recognized that implementing and passing a CMMC audit would be extremely difficult for most companies in the defense industrial base, given the time, complexity and cost,” said Conor McClintock, co-founder and CEO of GovSky. “The good news is that much of the compliance workflow can be optimized with software, and that’s exactly what we’ve built. Our goal is to help our customers achieve and maintain compliance as quickly and cost-effectively as possible, so they can protect their business from attacks.”
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a cybersecurity compliance requirement established by the US Department of Defense to ensure that government contractors who handle sensitive government information meet specific cybersecurity standards, from basic cybersecurity hygiene practices to more advanced security measures. CMMC is currently being implemented into government contracts over the next few years and will be a mandatory requirement for over 500,000 companies in the US defense industrial base.
Depending on a company’s starting point, implementing CMMC and passing an audit can be difficult, expensive and time-consuming, taking 6-18 months to implement and costing a typical small business over $200,000. GovSky’s mission is to ease this burden so companies can achieve compliance efficiently and focus on their critical role in defending the nation.
With the platform now generally available, GovSky will focus on onboarding its customer backlog and adding further time-saving features.
GovSky has raised $2.5 million to date, with backing from Peterson Ventures, Revolution, SaaS Ventures, Sequoia and others.