CMMC vs GDPR
Side-by-side comparison of CMMC Level 2 and GDPR across 49 cybersecurity controls.
44
Shared
2
CMMC Only
3
GDPR Only
0
Neither
Covered by Both (44 controls)
Controls recognized by both CMMC and GDPR.
Gp
Governance Policy
CA.L2-3.12.1, CA.L2-3.12.4 | Art.5(2), Art.24(1), Art.24(2)
Aw
Awareness & Training
AT.L2-3.2.1, AT.L2-3.2.2 | Art.39(1)(b), Art.47(2)(n)
Rm
Risk Management
RM.L2-3.11.1, RM.L2-3.11.2 | Art.24(1), Art.32(1)
Rr
Roles & Responsibilities
PS.L2-3.9.2 | Art.37(1), Art.38(1), Art.39(1)
Cm
Compliance
CA.L2-3.12.1 | Art.5(2), Art.58(1), Art.83(1)
Am
Asset Management
CM.L2-3.4.1, CM.L2-3.4.2 | Art.30(1)
Ra
Risk Assessment
RM.L2-3.11.1, RA.L2-3.11.2 | Art.35(1), Art.35(7)
Da
Data Classification
MP.L2-3.8.1, MP.L2-3.8.2 | Art.9(1), Art.5(1)(c)
Vn
Vulnerability Mgmt
RA.L2-3.11.2, SI.L2-3.14.1 | Art.32(1)(d)
Ac
Access Control
AC.L2-3.1.1, AC.L2-3.1.2 | Art.32(1)(b), Art.25(2)
Mf
Multi-Factor Auth
IA.L2-3.5.3 | Art.32(1)(b)
En
Encryption
SC.L2-3.13.8, SC.L2-3.13.11 | Art.32(1)(a), Art.34(3)(a)
Dp
Data Protection
MP.L2-3.8.1, SC.L2-3.13.16 | Art.5(1)(f), Art.32(1)
Bk
Backup & Recovery
RE.L2-3.8.9 | Art.32(1)(c)
Pa
Privileged Access
AC.L2-3.1.5, AC.L2-3.1.6, AC.L2-3.1.7 | Art.32(1)(b), Art.29
Fw
Firewall / Net Seg
SC.L2-3.13.1, SC.L2-3.13.5, SC.L2-3.13.6 | Art.32(1)(b)
Ep
Endpoint Protection
SI.L2-3.14.2, SI.L2-3.14.4 | Art.32(1)(b)
Pm
Patch Management
SI.L2-3.14.1 | Art.32(1)(d)
Cf
Secure Config
CM.L2-3.4.1, CM.L2-3.4.2, CM.L2-3.4.6 | Art.25(1), Art.32(1)
Sd
Secure Development
SA.L2-3.16.1, SA.L2-3.16.2 | Art.25(1), Art.25(2)
Ml
Email Security
SI.L2-3.14.5 | Art.32(1)(b)
Ws
Web Security
SC.L2-3.13.1 | Art.32(1)(b)
Zt
Zero Trust
AC.L2-3.1.1, SC.L2-3.13.1 | Art.32(1)(b), Art.25(1)
Mb
Mobile Security
AC.L2-3.1.18, AC.L2-3.1.19 | Art.32(1)(b)
Cl
Cloud Security
SC.L2-3.13.1, AC.L2-3.1.1 | Art.28(1), Art.32(1)
Wf
WAF
SC.L2-3.13.1 | Art.32(1)(b)
Dl
DLP
MP.L2-3.8.3, SC.L2-3.13.16 | Art.5(1)(f), Art.32(1)(b)
Sm
Cont. Monitoring
SI.L2-3.14.6, SI.L2-3.14.7 | Art.32(1)(d)
Lg
Logging & Audit
AU.L2-3.3.1, AU.L2-3.3.2 | Art.5(2), Art.30(1)
Id
Intrusion Detection
SI.L2-3.14.6 | Art.32(1)(d), Art.33(1)
An
Anomaly Detection
SI.L2-3.14.6, SI.L2-3.14.7 | Art.32(1)(d)
Sg
SIEM / SOC
AU.L2-3.3.1, SI.L2-3.14.6 | Art.32(1)(d)
Ir
Incident Response
IR.L2-3.6.1, IR.L2-3.6.2 | Art.33(1), Art.33(2)
Fn
Forensics
IR.L2-3.6.1 | Art.33(3)
Co
Communication
IR.L2-3.6.2 | Art.33(1), Art.34(1)
Mt
Mitigation
IR.L2-3.6.1 | Art.33(3)(d), Art.34(2)
Rp
Reporting
IR.L2-3.6.2, IR.L2-3.6.3 | Art.33(1), Art.34(1)
Rc
Recovery Planning
RE.L2-3.8.9 | Art.32(1)(c)
Bc
Business Continuity
RE.L2-3.8.9 | Art.32(1)(b), Art.32(1)(c)
Ll
Lessons Learned
IR.L2-3.6.3 | Art.32(1)(d), Art.24(1)
Cr
Comms & Restore
IR.L2-3.6.2 | Art.34(1), Art.32(1)(c)
Dr
Disaster Recovery
RE.L2-3.8.9 | Art.32(1)(c)
Ap
API Security
SC.L2-3.13.1, SA.L2-3.16.1 | Art.25(1), Art.32(1)(b)
It
Insider Threat
AC.L2-3.1.1, AU.L2-3.3.1, PS.L2-3.9.2 | Art.29, Art.32(1)(b), Art.32(4)
Only in CMMC (2 controls)
Controls covered by CMMC but not GDPR. Organizations using GDPR should consider supplementing with these.
Only in GDPR (3 controls)
Controls covered by GDPR but not CMMC. Organizations using CMMC should consider supplementing with these.
Summary: CMMC vs GDPR
CMMC Level 2 and GDPR share 44 controls in common out of 49 total. CMMC uniquely covers 2 controls that GDPR does not, including Threat Intelligence, DNS Security. GDPR uniquely covers 3 controls that CMMC does not, including Supply Chain Risk, Business Environment, Vendor Risk Mgmt. Together, these two frameworks cover all tracked controls. For comprehensive cybersecurity coverage, organizations often adopt both frameworks or supplement with other frameworks.
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