The Short · 0:30 · CyberCrunch on YouTube
CMMC media sanitization
CMMC requires media sanitization, and CUI doesn't retire with the laptop. CyberCrunch scans every data-bearing device by serial number, destroys it on site (witnessed when required) with the right NIST method for each media type, and documents it for assessors.
Transcript · the 30-second Short
CUI doesn't retire with the laptop. CMMC requires media sanitization. Meet CyberCrunch, for defense contractors. Every data-bearing device is scanned by serial number. Destroyed on site and witnessed when required. With the right NIST method for each media type. And documented for your assessors. Aligned with NIST 800-88. Protect CUI to the very end.
In the DoD Assessment Methodology, every NIST 800-171 requirement carries a weight: one, three, or five points. Five-point controls are the ones whose absence creates direct, exploitable exposure of CUI — and two of them are about your retired hardware.
MP.L2-3.8.3 requires media containing CUI to be sanitized or destroyed before disposal or reuse. MP.L2-3.8.7 requires control over removable media. Both are five-pointers, and under the CMMC final rule, five-point requirements cannot be deferred to a Plan of Action and Milestones.
That means on assessment day, your disposition program is either fully implemented and evidenced, or the requirement is NOT MET — and with Phase 2 certification suspended as of July 13, 2026, that judgment now rests on your own self-assessment.
The 90-day readiness plan in our guide sequences the whole disposition workstream, and the checklist gives your team the working tool.
