New Year, New Capability: CMMC Enclave as a Service
- Triumvirate Cyber
- 1 day ago
- 5 min read
If one of your New Year's resolutions was "finally get serious about CMMC compliance," we have some good news: we've just made that resolution a whole lot easier to keep! We're excited to announce a new service offering designed specifically for small and mid-size defense contractors who need CMMC-compliant IT infrastructure without the complexity, capital investment, or 18-month timeline that usually comes with it.
What Exactly is a Virtual CMMC Enclave?
Think of it as "CMMC-compliant IT infrastructure in a box." Enclave as a Service provides a locked-down virtual desktop environment deployed in your own GCC High tenant, managed by people who've been through CMMC assessments themselves, and delivered in 90 days so you don’t miss out on contract opportunities because your existing IT setup isn’t compliant.
The Problem: CMMC Needs More Than Just Paperwork
We've had conversations with manufacturers, engineering firms, and service providers that have followed a familiar pattern:
Client: "We need to get CMMC certified to keep our DoD contracts."
Us: "You've got solid policies. Your biggest gaps are technical infrastructure—you need a secure environment to process CUI that meets NIST SP 800-171 requirements."
Client: "So we just buy some servers and set them up, right?"
Us: "Not exactly… "
Here's the reality: achieving CMMC Level 2 requires secure IT infrastructure implementing dozens of technical controls: network segmentation, multi-factor authentication, audit logging, data loss prevention, and more. For many small businesses, this creates a painful problem:
You need compliant infrastructure to be awarded defense contracts
But you can’t justify a $150K infrastructure investment
You don't have in-house IT expertise to build it correctly
Even if you did, you're looking at 12-18 months before it's operational
Meanwhile, contracts are starting to include CMMC requirements, and the "we'll figure it out later" strategy is quickly approaching the end of the runway. We’ve seen this time and again: great companies stuck because the path to compliance felt overwhelming and expensive.
So we built a different path.
The Solution: Your Secure CUI Enclave. Managed by Us. Owned by You.
Enclave as a Service gives you a turnkey, CMMC-compliant virtual environment—deployed in 90 days, managed for you, with monthly billing instead of massive upfront costs.
What You Get
A fully-configured virtual enclave in your Microsoft 365 GCC High tenant:
Azure Virtual Desktops for accessing and processing CUI from anywhere
Advanced network security via Azure Firewall with traffic inspection
Zero-trust access controls with conditional access enforcement and MFA
Information protection preventing data leakage
Complete documentation including policies, procedures, and a System Security Plan (SSP)
Ongoing management including virtual system administration, security monitoring, and patching
Virtual CISO services providing strategic cybersecurity guidance and risk management
Assessment support where we participate as the technical SME during your CMMC assessment
The Key Details
You Own It: The enclave is deployed in your GCC High tenant. You own the infrastructure, control the data, and can take over management anytime. We're building your environment—not locking you into an endless cycle of outsourcing.
90-Day Deployment: Our process gets your enclave operational in approximately 90 days through three phases: requirements and design (days 1-30), deployment and hardening (days 31-60), and testing & go-live (days 61-90).
Monthly Billing: Instead of a large capital expense, we structure this as a 12-month managed services contract with monthly billing. The initial deployment cost is amortized over the term, including ongoing management, virtual CISO services, and assessment support.
Clear Accountability: We've defined responsibilities using a shared responsibility matrix aligned with NIST SP 800-171 practice families. We handle technical infrastructure controls. We collaborate on incident response and risk assessment. You handle organizational processes like personnel security and physical protection—but we’ll provide guidance along the way there too! During your assessment, we're there as the SME on enclave configuration and security controls.
Then What?
After the virtual enclave is stood up, we’ll help you manage it for the remainder of the 12-month term. From there, we can hand off responsibility so you can keep running the enclave on your own, you can have us continue managing it, or we can help you migrate your CUI operations to on-premise systems so you aren’t stuck with endless monthly bills for Azure resources. We’ll collaborate with your team to figure out the best long-term solution for your unique circumstances.
Why We Built This
Triumvirate Cybersecurity operates under a simple belief: small defense contractors deserve better than intimidating jargon and one-size-fits-all compliance approaches.
We planned to help companies develop policies, conduct gap assessments, and prepare for audits, but when it came to technical infrastructure, we saw many would either try to build it themselves without sufficient knowledge of the technical requirements, hire an MSP who didn't understand CMMC, get quoted $200K+ by enterprise providers, or just... not do it.
None of those options were good. We saw companies struggle, get overwhelmed, and say, “I wish there was an easy button!”
So we asked: what if we could deliver enterprise-grade, CMMC-compliant infrastructure at a price point that works for small businesses? What if we could deploy it fast enough to meet contract deadlines? What if we could manage it so they could focus on their core business?
Enclave as a Service is our answer.
Who This Is For
This service makes sense if you:
Need CMMC Level 2 to protect existing contracts or bid on new opportunities
Don't have dedicated IT security staff (or they don’t have cyber compliance expertise)
Want to avoid large upfront capital investments
Need to get operational quickly (90 days, not 18 months)
Want a partner who'll be at your side through a CMMC assessment
Setting Expectations
Let's be clear: no service provider can legitimately outsource all responsibility for compliance.
We deploy and manage technical infrastructure on your behalf to comply with NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Level 2. We participate in your assessment as the technical SME. We provide in-depth documentation and ongoing support.
But ultimate responsibility for achieving and maintaining CMMC certification rests with your organization. We're your partner and subject matter expert—not magicians that make compliance obligations disappear.
If another provider tells you they can take 100% responsibility and you don't need to do anything, we encourage you to be very skeptical.
New Year, New Capabilities
Enclave as a Service is officially live and ready to help defense contractors solve one of the trickiest parts of CMMC compliance. If you've been putting off the "How do we actually comply with CMMC?" conversation, maybe now is the time to finally have it—and maybe we can help make it less painful than you thought.
Want to learn more? Check out the full service page or get in touch to schedule a free consultation. Here's to a secure, compliant, and successful 2026 for the DIB!
About Us
Triumvirate Cybersecurity is a CyberAB Registered Practitioner Organization specializing in CMMC compliance for small and mid-size defense contractors. Based in Dayton, Ohio, our team has seen the CMMC process firsthand from stem to stern, and we bring that experience to every client engagement.
Ready to discuss Enclave as a Service? Schedule a free consultation or email us at info@triumviratecyber.org.
Responsible AI Usage Disclosure: An original draft of this post was created using generative AI tools based on our corresponding service information page, then reviewed and edited by our team to ensure accuracy and suitability before publication.
