BASTION exists because small government contractors keep getting told to "be CMMC compliant" — and then left to figure it out with no budget and no plain-English guide. This is that guide.
A veteran-owned cybersecurity resource for the small shops and family businesses that hold DoD contracts. We publish practical, plain-English guides on NIST 800-171 and CMMC 2.0, and point you to the specific gear and services worth your money — each one tied to a real control family an assessor grades, not a vibe.
BASTION is written by a veteran cybersecurity practitioner with federal supply chain risk management experience — including building vendor risk scoring methodology inside a federal SCRM program. That work is why supply chain gets more attention here than on most CMMC sites: it's the part of the problem we've actually operationalized, not just read the guidance on.
Big review sites ignore this audience because the traffic is small and the topic is hard. So contractors end up buying the wrong gear, over-paying consultants, or — worst — failing an assessment and losing the contract. BASTION is the shortcut: the specific tools, hardware, and done-for-you compliance resources I'd put in place myself, mapped to the controls an assessor actually grades.
The honest part. BASTION is reader-supported — we earn a commission on some purchases and sign-ups, at no extra cost to you (full disclosure here). This is practical guidance, not legal or accredited-assessor advice — your C3PAO makes the final compliance call.
Questions, corrections, or a tool we should test? Reach us at contact@bastionhold.com.