People frequently use the terms cybersecurity and data protection interchangeably. It's akin to talking about a square and a rectangle, both of which have four sides but are different forms, even if they share commonalities and frequently overlap. On the federal level, your cybersecurity posture can have an immense impact on your compliance. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), a uniform set of federal security policies, ensures that companies in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) can adequately secure sensitive data, including CUI, CTI, FCI, ITAR data, and more.