One tool to improve cybersecurity is Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation (CDM), a program from the Department of Homeland Security. Most people familiar with federal information technology know about CDM; what is unique about today’s discussion is the perspective on CDM from the US Army as well as how structuring systems for CDM has been impacted by COVID-19.

Although the U.S. Army is not obligated to follow specific recommendations on CDM from the DHS, William L. Robinson talks about appreciating the concepts of CDM. He indicates that these concepts are being deployed in his area of responsibility to eliminate duplicate data auditing assets, and tracking vulnerabilities.

William L. Robinson states that they don’t use the dashboard popularized by the DHS, but they do value dashboards for integration and detecting advanced threats.

The GAO document mentioned in the interview is GAO -20-598, DHS and Selected Agencies Need to Address Shortcomings in Implementation of Network Monitoring Program. Vijay D’Souza makes suggestions about starting a CDM effort. His perspective is agencies should think about consider internal processes as a step before an initial audit.

The best quote of the discussion is from Hemant Baidwan when he says, “Bad guys don’t take a pandemic break.” He follows that by expanding on ways agencies have handled CDM during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To view this webinar: Closing the Gap: CDM’s Role in Telework in Government.

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Featured Speakers:

  • William L. Robinson II, CTO & Senior Technical Advisor, Department of the Army
  • Hemant Baidwan, Deputy CISO, DHS, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Vijay D’Souza, Director of Information Technology & Cyber Security, Government Accountability Office
  • Marcel Shaw, Principal Federal Solutions Architect , Ivanti

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