From: FedTech
The agency wants to get easier access to its cybersecurity monitoring environment and make changes more rapidly.
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Specifically, Commerce wants to move the applications and capabilities of its Enterprise Security Operations Center (ESOC), Enterprise Cybersecurity Monitoring and Operations (ECMO) and parts of its Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation (CDM) program to the cloud. The environment will need be a high impact level from a cloud service provider approved by the General Services Administration’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.
Gaining Flexibility to Manage Cybersecurity
ESOC is the principal security operations center for the agency, and it’s responsible for coordinating communication with the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, the Office of Management and Budget and other agencies. ECMO fulfills an OMB requirement to continuously monitor security-related information from across the agency.
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