How Common Knowledge Technology Uses Compliance as a Service to Strengthen Manufacturing Customers, and Grow a Resilient Security Practice
- Employees: 10-50
- Founded: 2003
- Customer since: 2019
- N-able solutions: EDR, N‑central, Adlumin, Cove, MailAssure
About CKT
Common Knowledge Technology (CKT) did not set out to specialize in manufacturing. Over more than 20 years, the firm built deep, long-term relationships with manufacturers and engineering organizations whose environments are complex, highly customized, and mission-critical to daily operations. Building a Compliance as a Service business was important to provide resiliency for their customers.
Challenge
CKT found that most manufacturing organizations were unprepared. Many viewed CMMC as a one-time audit requirement rather than a continuous operational discipline that must be demonstrated over time often assuming it would require a large, upfront investment to “get compliant” all at once.
Results
For CKT’s manufacturing customers, Compliance as a Service delivers measurable business outcomes:
- Greater confidence pursuing and retaining defense-related contracts
- Reduced audit risk and fewer last-minute compliance scrambles
- Stronger day-to-day security discipline
- A clear, phased path from CMMC Level 1 to Level 2 readiness
