This guide contains everything you need to know about conducting an information security risk assessment questionnaire at your organization.
Isora GRC gives security teams one connected workspace to assess NIST SP 800-171 requirements, collect evidence, and track findings and remediation across systems that handle controlled unclassified information.




























Assessing all 110 NIST SP 800-171 requirements across 14 control families is challenging when the DoD Assessment Methodology workbook, the POA&M, and the evidence files stay disconnected. Without that connection, an annual affirmation cannot be traced to the responses supporting it, and inaccurate attestations can create False Claims Act exposure.
Launch a self-assessment across NIST 800-171 Rev 2 or Rev 3 controls and assign each requirement to the person responsible for it. Attach policies, configurations, and training records to each response, and track completion and scoring by control family as answers come in.
Define the CUI boundary with an inventory of every system and application that stores, processes, or transmits CUI or Federal Contract Information (FCI). Each record shows data classification, assessment results, and risks, so it stays clear where CUI resides and which systems the self-assessment covers.
Publish assessment findings to the risk register as POA&M items that keep their NIST 800-171 requirement, affected CUI system, evidence, and milestone dates. Track remediation against the 180-day closeout window for CMMC Level 2, with SPRS scoring impact that updates as items close.
Export the documentation behind self-assessments, annual affirmations, and SPRS scores from the assessment record, with every result traceable to its responses, evidence, and remediation history in an append-only audit log. The same package answers DIBCAC assessments and prime contractor flow-down requests.
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CMMC Level 2 uses the same 110 security requirements as NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2. Where CMMC Level 2 self-assessment applies, organizations assess those requirements every three years and affirm the result annually in SPRS. Isora keeps requirement responses, evidence, CUI inventories, POA&Ms, and scoring in one record that supports NIST 800-171 and CMMC workflows.
No, Isora does not certify organizations. It structures NIST 800-171 and CMMC Level 2 self-assessments, maintains CUI inventories, manages POA&Ms, and produces assessment documentation. When a third-party or government-led assessment applies to a contract, the same evidence package supports review by a C3PAO or DIBCAC. Isora is the self-assessment engine, not the assessing or certifying body.
NIST SP 800-171’s 110 requirements are derived from NIST SP 800-53 controls and tailored for nonfederal systems handling CUI. Isora GRC supports both frameworks in the same workspace. Organizations managing NIST 800-53 for federal systems and NIST 800-171 for CUI environments can share inventories, risk registers, and reporting without maintaining separate compliance programs for related requirements.
DFARS 252.204-7012 requires defense contractors to implement NIST SP 800-171 for systems that store, process, or transmit CUI and to meet applicable incident-reporting obligations. Related DFARS requirements govern assessments and SPRS reporting. Isora provides the self-assessment, CUI inventory, POA&M, scoring, and documentation workflows needed to maintain that record.