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Funding boost gives DHS a head start in 2013 to fight cyber threats

The agency plans to release solicitations to help agencies implement sensors to detect threats, followed by industry-provided services to analyze them. Congress approved $183 million to begin in 2013 to help get continuous monitoring off the ground more quickly.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , continuous monitoring , DHS , NIST , FISMA , FedRAMP , Ron Ross , Jared Serbu

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DHS hires 8 senior officials since fall 2011

Mark Weatherford became undersecretary for cybersecurity last fall. Since then, he has hired eight senior officials to fill high-profile positions.

Tags: DHS , Mark Weatherford , Mike Locatis , Energy Department , Federal Drive , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , technology

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DHS hones dynamic approach to securing agency computer networks

Homeland Security releases policy and guidance on how departments and vendors will implement continuous monitoring and get away from static reports on the cyber health of their systems. DHS is hoping Congress approves a $200 million funding request to buy five different commercial cyber tools, a dashboard and a security data warehouse in 2013.

Tags: technology , acquisition , contracting , industry , DHS , cybersecurity , continuous monitoring , FISMA , cloud computing , FedRAMP , Alan Paller , SANS Institute , Jason Miller

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DHS gets serious about continuous network monitoring

Homeland Security is getting serious about making sure all federal agencies get on board with continuous network monitoring. Keeping a vigilant eye out is the best way to fend off cyber attacks, DHS officials say.

Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive , DHS ,

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Exclusive: State's Toler joins DHS to run network resilience office

Danny Toler becomes the second State Department official to go to the Homeland Security Department's Office of Cybersecurity and Communications since January. He also is the second high ranking official to join DHS in the last week.

Tags: DHS , State , NPPD , technology , people , Danny Toler , cybersecurity , Mike Locatis , Bobbie Stempfley , Jason Miller

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GAO to tell lawmakers agency cyber measures are lacking

Testimony obtained by FederalNewsRadio says IT security measurements focus too much on compliance and not on risk. GAO surveyed 24 agencies and found few have moved beyond just fulfilling FISMA requirements.

Tags: technology , Greg Wilshusen , Vivek Kundra , GAO , OMB , State Department , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , NIST , Tom Davis , Deloitte , cybersecurity , FISMA , risk management

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Cyber Safety Net: State Department making the grade

Tags: tech , cybersecurity , Cyber Safety Net , Jason Miller , State

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Continuous Monitoring? Been there, doing that

This week, Federal Security Spotlight talks with John Streufert of the State Department.
June 10, 2010

Tags: technology , Federal Security Spotlight , State , cybersecurity , Tom Temin

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Agency cybersecurity reporting to get makeover

OMB has launched new tool to automate FISMA reporting. This data will help populate a new cybersecurity dashboard, federal CIO Vivek Kundra says. OMB also wants to collect more specific data around how much and where agencies are spending money on IT security.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , security , Vivek Kundra , Tom Carper , OMB , State , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , DHS , NIST , CIO Council , metrics , FISMA , dashboard

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CIO Council taskforce to change security metrics

New group is developing performance measures that are based on outcomes. OMB has set a November deadline for a draft of the metrics that will be reviewed by government and industry. DHS says the governmentwide focus to improve cybersecurity is on standards, metrics and authentication.

Tags: technology , Bruce McConnell , OMB , DHS , State , CIO Council , NIST , cybersecurity , Performance measures , Consensus Audit Guidelines

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