Homeland’s biggest cybersecurity tool finally covers most of government

Federal Times: The Department of Homeland Security is now providing cybersecurity risk monitoring and response services to 93 percent of federal civilian executive branch networks, according to a Jan. 11 press release.

In a statement concerning the deployment of cyber-threat detection and defense system EINSTEIN 3 Accelerated (E3A), DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson reports the digital invader mitigation service contributes coverage to all civilian cabinet-level departments, as well as 45 federal departments and agencies, including the Departments of Energy, Commerce, Homeland Security, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Veterans Affairs and the Office of Personnel Management.

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