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By Chris Riotta Jun 09, 2021 Setbacks and multiple delays have hampered the Department of Homeland Security in its efforts to build and implement a Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program, according to an audit conducted by the department's inspector general. The IG report published last week identified vulnerabilities which it said left the department vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks after DHS failed to clearly define patch management responsibilities and implement required configuration settings. DHS spent $180 million between 2013 and 2020 to design and build a CDM program, ...

The Department of Homeland Security has failed to address critical vulnerabilities across information technology assets due to significant delays in the department's rollout of a federal Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program.

The department’s inspector general also found vulnerabilities in the department’s technology due to poorly defined patch management roles and configurat...

The president’s funding proposal also puts numbers on the National Cyber Director’s Office and other priority cybersecurity areas.

With up-to-date robust tools, detailed processes and policies and an involved cybersecurity workforce, agencies can reduce the noise in network traffic and spot the hidden and more complex risks and threats.