Face-to-Face Cybersecurity: CDM: New Insights into Network Security

Big changes are coming with the third phase of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program.

Even as agencies continue to work on the first and second phases, the Department of Homeland Security and the General Services are laying the groundwork for CDM Phase 3, with its focus on providing much greater and timelier insight into what’s happening on the network—and providing the tools for rapid response and recovery.

GSA has already developed an acquisition strategy known as DEFEND—that is, Dynamic and Evolving Federal Enterprise Network Defense. Among other components, DEFEND will provide tools for boundary protection and incident response. CDM Phase 3 also is aimed at helping agencies to improve their cyber posture through better design requirements and improved operational monitoring.

This event will look at how agencies can leverage CDM to improve their ability to understand their cyber threat landscape—and to respond as cyber threats evolve.

Topics to be addressed include:

• The shift from detection to prevention
• Changes in the CDM acquisition strategy
• Leveraging the CDM dashboard
• The intersection of risk management and CDM
• CDM as a shared service
• Strategies for managing the CDM rollout
• Best practices in incident response