What is the Difference Between Information Security vs Cybersecurity?

Executive summary: This article explains the difference and overlap between cybersecurity (focused on protecting digital systems, networks, and data) and information security (focused on protecting data in any form via the CIA triad), outlines common objectives, examples, and controls for each, highlights why the distinction matters for compliance and supply chain risk, and promotes SecurityScorecard’s MAX managed service for continuous third‑party monitoring and remediation.