Cybersecurity Update – Tune in weekdays at 30 minutes past the hour for the latest cybersecurity news on The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris (6-10 a.m.) and DorobekInsider with Chris Dorobek (3-5 p.m.). overhaul federal cybersecurity policy by passing the Defense Authorization Bill. The legislation includes and amendment to update the Federal Information Security Management Act, (FISMA). The new cybersecurity guidance will introduce performance based standards and guidelines. This is a marked changed from the current compliance based standards. But already cybersecurity experts are cautioning against the FISMA reforms. They says that although FISMA has improved cybersecurity, the overall results were not that impressive. Proponents of the bill hope to pass the full measure before the August Congressional Recess.

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