Director, Commercial And Cybersecurity
Columbia, Md, Us
As Director, I Lead the Edwards Commercial business area as well as the Cybersecurity capability area. Our focus is primarily on the governance, risk and compliance area. We support multiple industry verticals, in the development and maturity of their cybersecurity programs. We conduct compliance and gap assessments using multiple frameworks and regulations (e.g., NIST CSF, CMMC, HIPAA, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53). We have developed a robust vulnerability assessment and penetration offering focused on a continual testing methodology that provides a more realistic assessment of a client’s susceptibility to a real attack. For the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, we are fully emersed in the eco-system supporting the Organizations Seeking Certification (OSC) and the assessment community. Edwards is a Licensed Publishing Partner (LPP), a Licensed Training Provider (LTP), a Registered Provider Organization (RPO) and a Candidate Certified Third Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO). As an LPP we are developing the certified CMMC curriculum that will be used to prepare individuals for their certification exams to become Certified CMMC Professional (CCP), and Certified CMMC Assessors (CCA). As an LTP we will be conducting CCP and CCA courses. As an RPO we support organizations in the efforts to become prepared for their formal certification assessment. Finally, as a C3PAO, we will formally assess OSCs to determine their suitability for certification against the CMMC.