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Oct
06

Hoping higher FISMA scores mean more than compliance

From: GCN/Cybereye

The news in government cybersecurity is not all bad.

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In the report for FY 2013 however, overall performance jumped to 81 percent, “with significant improvements in areas such as the adoption of automated configuration management, remote access authentication and email encryption.”

I am the first to admit that FISMA compliance – or compliance with any standards – does not equate to security. But the reports provide a useful baseline and indicate that agencies are paying attention to their security and the maturity of their programs.

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