By George Romas I previously wrote about the various “functional areas” of continuous monitoring. According to the federal model, there are 15 functional areas comprising a comprehensive continuous monitoring solution, as shown in the graphic below: These functional areas are grouped into the fo...
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: IBM and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are working together on the Vulcan supercomputer to analyze data for developing new technologies in applied energy, green energy, manufacturing, data management and othe...
A NASA Inspector General (IG) report released Monday, “NASA Faces Significant Challenges in Transitioning to a Continuous Monitoring Approach for Its Information Technology Systems” [PDF], finds just that: The agency has a lot of work to do as it moves from certification and accreditat...
via Government Computer News The Federal Information Security Management Act has been criticized as a paperwork exercise that has cost agencies millions of dollars without improving security. But a handful of officials beg to differ: They say the problem is not the tool but how it has been used. “...