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Agencies Using Industry Input, DHS Program For New Cyber Security Solutions

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017

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Federal agencies are cracking down on adversarial interference and unwanted access to their network operations with promises to increase the speed to market of new information technology (IT) capabilities and transitioning to more decentralized cyber security decisions.At an FCW Cybersecurity Summit on Aug. 9, panels of government and industry cyber experts reiterated the importance of securing the IT supply chain and prioritizing risk management by supporting the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program.“I spend a…

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