Testing & Calibration Laboratories:
Your Lab Data Is Unprotected CUI.
You test the materials that go into fighter jets and armored vehicles.
You calibrate the instruments that measure tolerances on missile guidance components.
Your test reports, your calibration certificates, your measurement uncertainty data. All of it is Controlled Unclassified Information.
And right now, most of it is sitting in a LIMS database with no encryption and no access controls.
The Threat Testing & Calibration Labs
Are Not Taking Seriously
Thousands of testing and calibration laboratories serve defense prime contractors across the United States. Many hold NADCAP or A2LA accreditation, demonstrating technical excellence in their measurement and testing disciplines.
But technical accreditation is not cybersecurity maturity. And right now, the gap between those two things is putting defense programs at risk.
Testing data reveals the performance characteristics of defense systems. That makes it CUI. And CMMC Level 2 demands full protection across all 110 NIST 800-171 controls.
Not a partial plan. Not a quality manual addendum. Verified implementation.
Right now, lab information management systems across the industry store test results and calibration records without encryption. Reports get emailed to prime contractors in plain text. Calibration certificates and measurement uncertainty budgets live on shared drives with no access controls and no audit trail.
When CMMC enforcement ramps up, labs that have not locked down their CUI will be cut out of the defense supply chain entirely.
12-18 Months
Typical timeline to achieve CMMC Level 2 for testing labs with LIMS platforms, networked instruments, and mixed IT/OT environments.
LIMS Exposure
Lab information management systems storing test results, calibration data, and client records with no encryption and default admin credentials.
Unsegmented Lab Networks
Test instruments, data acquisition systems, and environmental chambers connected to the same network as email and internet browsing.
We Get Testing & Calibration Labs CMMC-Ready.
From the Bench to the Back Office.
CMMC Ready Now, powered by Capital Cyber, is the compliance partner built for testing and calibration laboratories that need to protect test reports, calibration certificates, and measurement data without disrupting lab operations.
CMMC Gap Assessment
We audit your LIMS platform, test instrument networks, calibration record storage, and data acquisition systems against all 110 NIST 800-171 controls. You get a clear, prioritized roadmap.
Remediation & Implementation
From encrypting test result databases to segmenting lab instrument networks, we do the hands-on engineering work. Not slide decks. Real technical fixes that work in an active laboratory environment.
System Security Plan (SSP)
Full SSP development covering your LIMS, data acquisition hardware, environmental test chambers, and administrative systems. Custom documentation that C3PAO assessors actually accept.
Plan of Action & Milestones
Strategic POA&M that addresses the unique gaps in laboratory environments, from networked instruments to calibration databases and test report repositories.
Continuous Monitoring
Around-the-clock monitoring across lab, engineering, and administrative networks. Compliance is not a one-time event. We keep you certified year after year.
Assessment Prep & Mock Audits
Full dress rehearsal before your C3PAO assessment. We simulate the real audit so your lab directors, quality managers, and IT staff know exactly what to expect on game day.
Built for Every Type of Testing & Calibration Lab
Whether you are running tensile tests on aerospace alloys or calibrating torque wrenches for a shipyard, your CUI requires the same level of protection. We understand the instruments, the workflows, and the data that define your discipline.
Materials Testing
Environmental Testing
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
Dimensional Inspection
Chemical Analysis
Calibration Services
Reliability Testing
EMC/EMI Testing
Trusted by Defense Testing Labs Nationwide
Real results from real testing and calibration laboratories. Here is what our clients say.
“Our LIMS had default admin credentials and zero encryption on stored test results. We were emailing failure analysis reports to prime contractors as unprotected PDF attachments. Capital Cyber identified every gap in our lab environment and helped us implement encryption, network segmentation, and proper access management. We passed our C3PAO assessment on the first attempt.”
Lab Director
Materials Testing Lab, Pennsylvania
“We are a NADCAP-accredited NDT lab and assumed our quality system was enough. It was not even close. The CMMC Ready Now team understood our radiographic and ultrasonic inspection workflows, saw how technicians access test procedures and store inspection images, and built a compliance plan that did not slow down our turnaround times. That was critical for us.”
Quality Manager
NDT Laboratory, California
“Rick and his team actually understand calibration labs. They walked through our facility, saw how we manage calibration certificates and measurement uncertainty budgets, and built a security architecture that fits our reality. No generic IT checklists. They understood the difference between our metrology network and our business network and secured both properly.”
Owner
Calibration Services, Virginia
Your Path to CMMC Certification
Simple. Structured. Built for testing and calibration laboratories.
Book a Call with Rick
Free, no-obligation consultation. We will assess where your testing or calibration lab stands and whether CMMC Ready Now is the right fit for your operation.
Comprehensive Gap Assessment
Our team performs a full analysis of your LIMS platform, test instrument networks, calibration record storage, data acquisition systems, and administrative networks against all 110 NIST 800-171 controls.
Remediation & Implementation
We work alongside your lab directors, quality managers, and IT staff to close every gap. Encrypted test databases, access-controlled report repositories, segmented instrument networks, hardened endpoints, and complete documentation.
Assessment Prep & Certification
Mock audits, SSP review, evidence collection across your entire lab operation. When you walk into your C3PAO assessment, you are ready.
Let me be direct with you.
Your lab generates the test data that validates whether defense components meet specification. You calibrate the instruments that ensure tolerances on weapons systems, aircraft, and naval vessels.
Those test results are not just lab paperwork. They are classified as Controlled Unclassified Information by the Department of Defense.
Your calibration certificates. Your measurement uncertainty budgets. Your material analysis reports. Your failure analysis data. Your environmental test records. Your NADCAP audit documentation.
All of it is CUI. And CMMC does not care that your lab has been A2LA-accredited for 15 years.
It cares whether your test results are encrypted at rest and in transit. Whether your LIMS has role-based access controls. Whether your lab instrument network is segmented and monitored.
Not next quarter. Not next year. Right now.
The testing and calibration labs that move first will lock in assessor slots.
They will win the next round of contracts.
They will be the ones still in the supply chain when the dust settles.
Will your lab be one of them?
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CMMC Ready Now is proudly powered by Capital Cyber. A cybersecurity firm helping defense contractors navigate NIST 800-171 compliance and prepare for CMMC certification.