Cyber AB CMMC-CCA Exam With Confidence Using Practice Dumps

When CUI and FCI reside on the same network, the entire environment is considered a CUI environment. The presence of CUI drives the assessment requirement to CMMC Level 2, regardless of whether FCI also exists. Assets cannot be assessed separately under Level 1 vs. Level 2 within the same network boundary.

Exact extracts:

“If CUI is processed, stored, or transmitted within an environment, the environment is in scope for CMMC Level 2.”

“The presence of CUI dictates the assessment level, regardless of whether FCI is also present.”

“Segmentation may reduce scope, but if assets remain within the same environment, all assets fall under Level 2.”

Why other options are incorrect:

B: Level 1 cannot be applied to Server A while Server B undergoes Level 2 in the same network.

C: Presence of CUI means Level 2 is required, not Level 1.

D: Segmentation can reduce scope but is not required before assessment; it is an OSC design choice.

CMMC scoping focuses on assets that process, store, transmit, or protect CUI. A smoke detector connected to the OSC network is an IoT device with no impact on CUI, so it is considered Out-of-Scope. The other items (data centers used by the OSC, MSP SIEM tools, and MSP offices handling OSC management) all directly affect the OSC’s CUI environment and therefore fall within scope.

Exact extracts:

“CUI Assets are those that process, store, or transmit CUI.”

“Security Protection Assets are those that provide security functions for CUI Assets.”

“External Service Providers (e.g., MSPs, data centers, SIEMs) that support CUI Assets are in-scope.”

“Assets that cannot affect the confidentiality of CUI (e.g., unrelated IoT devices) are considered Out-of-Scope.”

Expanded explanation:

Data centers (A): If OSC CUI is stored or processed there, they are in-scope.

SIEM tools (C): Provide security monitoring of OSC networks — a clear Security Protection Asset.

MSP office (D): MSPs providing services that affect CUI are in-scope, including their management locations.

Smoke detector (B): Despite being network-connected, it does not interact with CUI or provide protective functions; it is explicitly out-of-scope.

Why the other options are in scope:

They either process, protect, or manage CUI directly.

Excluding them would improperly narrow the assessment boundary.

The Physical Protection (PE) requirements require that systems containing FCI or CUI be placed in controlled-access facilities with safeguards against unauthorized physical access.

Extract from PE.L2-3.10.1:

“Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.”

Thus, ensuring that the VMs run on hardware located in a controlled-access facility is the correct method to meet physical security requirements.