# Automating CMMC 2.0 Compliance | Secureframe

> Find out why automation is a game-changer for achieving and maintaining CMMC certification, and find out what compliance software can (and can’t) do.

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Automation can help you achieve and maintain CMMC compliance faster and with less manual work.

With Secureframe’s all-in-one compliance automation platform, you can set up the right policies, implement and continuously monitor your required controls, and stay current with the latest CMMC requirements. 

Whether you’re preparing for the assessment process for the first time or trying to maintain your certification, it’s important to understand what CMMC compliance automation software can (and can’t) do.

# Advanced: I need to maintain compliance

**So you’re familiar with the CMMC framework. **

At this point, you’ve already met [CMMC requirements](https://secureframe.com/hub/gdpr/compliance-requirements) for at least Level 1. Now you’re busy improving your technical and organizational safeguards, training employees, and keeping your policies, procedures, and processes up-to-date to maintain compliance or meet the requirements of a higher level. 

In this section, we’ll talk about how compliance automation software can simplify and streamline some of those tasks, saving you valuable resources and time and speeding up your time-to-compliance.

## What is compliance automation?

Compliance automation software streamlines the compliance process with guidance at every step so you stay compliant with CMMC and other security requirements.

Instead of conducting a gap analysis yourself, writing CMMC policies from scratch, or manually keeping your framework up-to-date on the latest changes in requirements, Secureframe’s compliance automation software enables you to:

- automate the gap analysis process to identify what controls you need to implement or fix
- customize policy templates and keep them up to date
- track that all applicable employees have completed basic security awareness training and insider threat training, which are both required for CMMC
- continuously scan your tech stack to monitor for non-conformities
- stay current with the latest CMMC requirements