From: The White House
Federal Cybersecurity: Administration Releases Annual Report on Agency Cyber Performance
By: Grant Schneider
Today the Administration is releasing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) Annual Report to Congress in accordance with 44 U.S.C. § 3553. The FISMA Report to Congress is the seminal Federal report on cybersecurity. This Report describes the state of Federal cybersecurity, including agency performance against key cybersecurity metrics, the independent reviews of the agency Inspectors General, cybersecurity policy and program updates, and a summary of cybersecurity incidents at agencies in accordance with the FISMA statute.
This year’s Annual Report structure promotes transparency and enhances accessibility to information on the unique missions, resources, and challenges of each agency. The Report highlights agencies’ performance improvements across several key cybersecurity areas, including agency implementation of:
- Information Security Continuous Monitoring capabilities that provide situational awareness of the computers, servers, applications, and other hardware and software operating on agency networks.
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