TechWeb 3 weeks ago

Federal CIO Kundra Plans Cybersecurity Dashboard

The White House will introduce new tools and metrics for measuring and managing the federal government's cybersecurity efforts, federal CIO Vivek Kundra said in testimony to Congress. Full Article at TechWeb

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  1. Historically, the federal government has not been as effective as necessary in its cyber defense
    – Vivek Kundra SOURCE: TechWeb 3 weeks ago
  2. Just as the IT dashboard took us from a static, paper based environment to a dynamic digital environment, the new cybersecurity dashboard will provide the government with a real-time view of threats facing us and our vulnerabilities
    – Vivek Kundra SOURCE: TechWeb 3 weeks ago
  3. This equates to a cost of the C&A report, which does not include other related products (e.g., system security plans), [at] roughly $1,400 per page ... Most compliance driven 'snapshots' produce results on paper which are often extraordinarily accurate but out of date within days of being published and ...
    SOURCE: Security Fix (washingtonpost.com) 3 weeks ago
  4. Just as the IT dashboard took us from a static, paper based environment to a dynamic digital environment, the new cybersecurity dashboard will provide the government with a real-time view of threats facing us and our vulnerabilities
    – Vivek Kundra SOURCE: Information Week 3 weeks ago
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