300+ assessment packages annually
Led the team conducting NIST SP 800-53 assessments for every CDC application from 2010–2013.
CMMC Assessment & Readiness Advisory
Confidence Before Assessment Day.
Bilak Security Solutions helps organizations prepare for CMMC assessments through disciplined methodology, objective evidence, and decades of assessment leadership.
Assessor-ledObjective evidenceOperational realityPractical readiness
30+ YearsCybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure
300+CDC Assessment Packages Annually
2DOE Cybersecurity Publications
6U.S. Navy Ships Served
LCCALead Certified CMMC Assessor
Federal Contracting
SBA-Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Bilak Security Solutions is SBA-certified as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), supporting federal agencies, prime contractors, and Defense Industrial Base partners with cybersecurity assessment and readiness expertise.
Why Experience Matters
Cybersecurity assessments did not begin with CMMC.
Assessment readiness is about more than satisfying a checklist.
Organizations benefit from leaders who have evaluated security across military operations, federal agencies, critical infrastructure, and today's defense industrial base. That experience shapes every engagement at Bilak Security Solutions.
Shawn Bilak brings decades of assessment leadership—from the U.S. Navy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to critical infrastructure, national cybersecurity guidance, and today's CMMC ecosystem.
Explore Shawn's Experience →Credibility in Practice
Assessment leadership earned across demanding environments.
DOE author and contributor
Co-led C2M2–CMMC supplemental guidance and contributed to threat-profile development guidance.
Six U.S. Navy platforms
Fire Controlman service across a strategic submarine, three battleships, an aircraft carrier, and a guided missile destroyer.
The Bilak Assessment Readiness Framework™
A disciplined path from uncertainty to confidence.
01
Understand
Clarify obligations, CUI, scope, architecture, and inherited responsibilities.
02
Validate
Examine policies, configurations, records, interviews, and testing evidence.
03
Verify
Confirm that objective evidence supports the claimed implementation.
04
Prepare
Organize evidence, participants, demonstrations, and assessment logistics.
05
Demonstrate
Enter assessment day ready to explain and show how security operates.
Featured Assessment Notes
Lessons from the field.
Assessment Leadership
Evidence Before Assertion
Why strong assessment outcomes depend on records, demonstrations, and repeatable proof—not confident explanations alone.
Read more →Operational Reality
Documentation Is Not the Control
Policies matter, but assessors must determine whether daily operations reflect what the documentation says.
Read more →CMMC Readiness
Prepare the Evidence Path
How evidence organization, interview preparation, and demonstrations reduce uncertainty before assessment day.
Read more →Ready to Prepare with Confidence?
Start with clarity before assessment day.
Practical guidance grounded in decades of assessment leadership.