From: FCW
By Mark Rockwell
Continuous diagnostics and mitigation tools are becoming a regular feature of federal agencies’ thought processes as the cross-government cyberthreat mitigation effort evolves, according to officials in charge of implementing the programs.
Agencies seeking to catch cyberthreats in real time and increase situational awareness before problems cause damage are beginning to internalize the development of CDM capabilities, said Margie Graves, deputy CIO at the Department of Homeland Security, during a Feb. 20 panel discussion sponsored by the Association for Federal Information Resources Management.
The added consideration is the result of upfront communication and collaboration among agencies, and a willingness to increase the ability to handle a fluid threat environment, she said.
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