Cyber Compliance & Beyond · 2026-06-02 · 34 min
Manufacturing sits at the heart of the Defense Industrial Base, yet many machine shops are only now grappling with what CMMC truly means for handling engineering data. In this episode, Paul Van Metre explains the practical challenges shops face, from managing drawings and CAD models that clearly qualify as CUI to updating decades-old processes never designed for cybersecurity. We discuss why CUI is so widespread on the shop floor, how traditional "print-and-post" workflows increase exposure, and why moving to digital, paperless processes can significantly reduce both scope and cost. Paul highlights the mindset barriers many shops encounter, the operational pressures on small manufacturers, and the hesitation some have in accepting that CMMC applies to them at all.
30 - Teaching AI to Protect CUI58 / 100
28 - Keeping OT Safe, Secure and Online
27 - CUI Discovery for CMMC Compliance
26 - Fixing What Breaks CMMC Assessments
25 - Building a Reward-Driven Security Culture