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The estimated number of defense contractors that require Level 2 certification is 80,000.

CyberSheath10/1/2025

42% of contractors have submitted SPRS scores (a fundamental requirement for demonstrating compliance).

78% of defense contractors lack patch management solutions.

The number of organizations that currently hold final CMMC certificates is 270.

CyberSheath10/1/2025

The approximate annual budget contractors are investing in compliance, as budgets have grown, is nearly $50,000.

The median SPRS score has improved from 20 in 2022’s inaugural report to 60 this year, but 17% of contractors still report negative scores, far below the required 110 benchmark.

79% of defense contractors lack vulnerability management solutions.

74% of defense contractors lack data leakage protection.

Only 1% of defense contractors report being fully prepared for the upcoming CMMC assessments.

CyberSheath10/1/2025

30% of contractors completed medium or high assessments that would validate their actual security posture.

73% of defense contractors lack multi-factor authentication (MFA).

69% of contractors claim DFARS compliance through self-assessment.

Nearly 9 in 10 defense contractors have already suffered financial, reputational, or business losses due to cyber incidents.

11% of organizations actively pursuing CMMC 2.0 certification are in Europe.

51% of all organizations actively pursuing CMMC 2.0 certification managing international data flows report increased complexity in policy development and control implementation.

Only 38% of organizations over 20,000 employees actively pursuing CMMC 2.0 certification achieve top-tier encryption (76-100% coverage).

59% of mid-market firms (5,000-9,999 employees) actively pursuing CMMC 2.0 certification achieve top-tier encryption (76-100% coverage).

Vendor compliance ranks as the second-highest challenge for the organizations actively pursuing CMMC 2.0 certification (scoring 73 out of 100).

39% of organizations actively pursuing CMMC 2.0 certification cite vendor compliance as a top concern. This is 7 percentage points higher than non-CMMC organizations.

Only 22% of organizations actively pursuing CMMC 2.0 certification implement contractual security requirements with suppliers. This is below the 27% industry average.