Stay on Google, Pass CMMC: Why You Don’t Need GCC High

If your company runs on Google Workspace and handles CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information), you've probably heard the same line from consultants: "To pass CMMC, you'll need to move to Microsoft GCC High."

It's been said so often that many simply accept it as a rule. It isn't.

CMMC Level 2 requires you to protect CUI according to NIST SP 800-171. It does not require a specific platform. This means you may have more options than you think

Why Not Switch to Microsoft?

If you are already on Google Workspace, moving an entire organization to GCC High is a major project. It often means an eligibility process, premium government licensing, a separate tenant, and an arduous migration of email, files, and workflows.

This means retraining your Google-native employees on unfamiliar software and processes. In many cases, it includes users who don't touch CUI at all.

A more targeted path exists: protect CUI where it flows, and leave the rest of the business alone.

How the SecureCMMC℠ Enclave Works

SecureCMMC℠ is an enclave built on FedRAMP High Google Workspace. It gives your team one environment to store, share, and work on CUI, configured to address NIST SP 800-171 requirements.

Because it's an enclave, it isolates only the users and data that handle CUI. Your existing email and systems can stay as they are. If it makes sense for your organization, you can also deploy it enterprise-wide.

The enclave was engineered by CISEVE and is deployed, distributed, and supported by MNS Group, a CMMC Level 2 certified MSP and authorized C3PAO.

Features That Keep You on Google

• FedRAMP High foundation. It runs on Google's FedRAMP High–authorized environment, the same Google Workspace used by 80+ state and federal agencies.

• Zero Trust by design. Every user, device, and session is verified before it reaches CUI. The environment was built by a Lead CCA.

• Encryption end to end. CUI is encrypted on the device and in Google's cloud. Video conferencing is encrypted in transit.

• Hardened, affordable endpoints. Chromebooks bring verified boot, sandboxing, and automatic updates, and won't start in a tampered state. Macs and Windows 11 devices are supported too.

• You own it. You hold the tenant, keys, logs, and records. With many leased enclaves, the provider holds them, and switching can mean buying a new enclave and reassessing.

• Assessment-ready documentation. MNS Group helps you build the SSP, policies, and evidence your assessor will ask for.

• Expert support. Users are supported by RPs, CCPs, and CCAs who know CMMC.

• Standard licensing. It runs on Google Workspace Enterprise licensing, with Chromebooks as the only required hardware.

Is SecureCMMC℠ Right for You?

SecureCMMC℠ is built for defense contractors and suppliers that run on Google Workspace. Architecture, engineering, and construction firms can use [BUILT] SecureCMMC℠, which adds project-level segmentation for drawings, site plans, and specifications.

If you're standardized on Microsoft 365, or your contracts require a Microsoft government cloud for ITAR data, GCC High may be the better fit. In that case, MNS Group offers its own GCC and GCC High enclave.

At any rate, your platform should be a choice, not a casualty of compliance. If you're on Google, you can stay on Google and still meet CMMC Level 2.

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