"Continuous compliance" gets used loosely. It is not a product or a dashboard — it is an operating cadence in which controls are verified on a schedule, evidence accrues automatically, and drift is caught in days, not at the next audit.
Point-in-time vs. continuous
A point-in-time attestation is true the day it is signed and decays immediately. A continuous program re-checks each control on its own interval and flags the moment reality diverges from the plan — which is exactly what CA.L2-3.12.3 (security control monitoring) expects.
Why it matters for CMMC
Assessors increasingly want to see that a control is sustained, not that it was met once. A continuous program turns the assessment into a review of evidence you already have.
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