For years, the DoD has lost sensitive Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) through breaches in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). Adversaries targeted smaller, less secure subcontractors to steal valuable intellectual property tied to weapons and technology. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) was created to stop these leaks by enforcing a unified cybersecurity standard across the entire defense supply chain.
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