Agencies slow to move out on DHS cyber program, survey says

From: FederalNewsRadio.com 1500am

By Jared Serbu

A year after the Department of Homeland Security formally launched its effort to move agencies toward a continuous diagnostic and mitigation approach to cybersecurity, things are off to a slow start. On the plus side, the agencies that have gotten the ball rolling already are seeing good results.

The findings come from a survey of federal IT professionals, senior managers and contractors by the non-profit SANS Institute.

In the online poll, conducted in April and May, nearly a third of respondents said their agency still was unfamiliar with DHS’ continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) program.

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