From: FCW
By Dan Chenok, John Lainhart
Increased connectivity has transformed and improved access to government. Citizens today can connect with government agencies and leaders in ways that were unimaginable just a few years ago.
This connectivity, however, has also increased the importance and complexity of our shared risk. Ever-increasing cyberattacks on federal government networks are growing more sophisticated, aggressive and dynamic. It is paramount that as the government continually provides essential services to the public, agencies safeguard information from theft and networks and systems from attacks while protecting individual privacy, civil rights and civil liberties.
In order to provide for effective and efficient information for citizens and businesses online and in real time, agencies are taking advantage of applications that allow ongoing visibility into threats, vulnerabilities and incidents on their networks. The government’s use of this category of applications is central to the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program — a dynamic approach to fortifying the cybersecurity of computer networks and systems.
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