Continuous diagnostics and mitigation
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Federal agencies are using CDM Phase 3 to not only acquire products, but services and assessments to help improve their security posture.
May 20, 2019 -
Since its inception in 2013, the federal government’s Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation program (CDM), led by the Department of Homeland Security, has helped agencies discover up to 50 percent more assets inside their systems than they were previously aware of. And they’re able to do it in real time.
March 26, 2019 -
The Department of Homeland Security has worked with Congress to implement Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation programs, commonly known as CDM. One variation on that approach is from the Defense Department with a concept of the Comply to Connect program, or C2C. Much confusion has ensued trying to understand the differences and applications of both concepts.
March 25, 2019 -
Matt Shabat, the U.S. strategy manager for Glasswall Solutions, makes the case for how using a risk management framework can lead to real savings that agencies can use to move off legacy systems.
March 20, 2019 -
The Trump administration is asking for 2020 funding for IT modernization at both for governmentwide and specific agency needs.
March 11, 2019 -
The fiscal 2019 spending bill increases funding for the continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) program by more than $37 million.
February 25, 2019 -
In this exclusive executive briefing, federal practitioners explore implementing new CDM capabilities and how the integration of CDM and mobile devices continue to improve cybersecurity
January 11, 2019 -
Ellen Sundra, vice president of Americas, Systems Engineering at ForeScout Technologies, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss the NIST cyber framework, and how federal agencies should manage their IoT devices. December 18, 2018
December 17, 2018 -
What will it take for agencies to implement these capabilities and how will the integration of CDM and mobile devices continue to improve their cybersecurity?
December 14, 2018 -
Agencies are supposed to be bolstering their network cybersecurity under continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM). But what if they had a single number, like a credit score, that tracked how much progress they’ve made on some of the cyber hygiene steps that lead to CDM?
November 29, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Veterans Affairs was forced to change how it pays for veterans' education benefits after IT problems.
November 29, 2018 -
Kevin Cox, the CDM program manager at the Homeland Security Department, said the future for CDM includes security operations-as-a-service (SOCaaS), shared services and moving to a continuous improvement cycle.
November 13, 2018 -
The Office of Management and Budget released the 2019 Federal Information Security Management Act guidance giving agencies more options to meet the intent of the CDM program.
October 29, 2018 -
Jeanette Manfra of DHS said her office will help agencies manage and mitigate vulnerabilities through the CDM program.
October 26, 2018 -
Ellen Sundra, the vice president of Americas systems engineering for ForeScout Technologies, said, like most cybersecurity decisions, agencies need to balance risk and reward when it comes to IoT devices.
October 24, 2018