From: Nextgov
By Tom Gann
The legislation has the potential to correct many of the shortcomings of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program’s initial implementation.
Cyberattacks on federal infrastructure continue to be one of the greatest threats to U.S. national security, jeopardizing the integrity of our nation’s data and proving costly for the federal government.
A 2018 report published by the White House Council of Economic Advisers estimates that cyber crime costs the U.S. economy between $57 billion and $109 billion per year, or 0.3 and 0.6 percent of the value of all the U.S. goods and services. Among bills that address cybersecurity, a bill to advance the federal government’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program stands out as a good bet.
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