Optimizing Cyber Defenses: Exploring CDM's Strategic Vision

The federal government's Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program stands as a cornerstone in fortifying cybersecurity defenses, successfully thwarting significant cyberattacks and bolstering the resilience of government systems. Mandated by CISA's Binding Operational Directive 23-01, federal civilian executive branch agencies are required to elevate network asset visibility and vulnerability detection. These agencies must conduct automated asset discovery every seven days and vulnerability scanning every 14 days, with results uploaded to the CDM Dashboard. With the Biden administration's fiscal 2024 budget request earmarking over $400 million for the CDM program, what new horizons await? How can the program be strategically utilized to further enhance cyber operations?

Richard Grabowski
Acting Program Manager, CDM
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency

Mark Canter
Chief Information Security Officer
Government Accountability Office

Shailesh Athalye
Senior Vice President, Product Management
Qualys

Emily Wolfteich
Senior Industry Analyst
GovExec

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