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Latest CDM phase gives agencies greater flexibility to operationalize security tools

FedScoop: Federal agencies will have greater flexibility to acquire the tools they need to secure their networks using the latest acquisition phase of the Department of Homeland Security’s CDM program, say cybersecurity experts.

DHS’s Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation program, now in its third phase known as DEFEND, allows agencies to acquire a wider assortment of security tools and services than in the previous two phases of the program. But more significantly, it gives them the opportunity to acquire a more “human-centric” cybersecurity approach to their agency’s network security and data protection. The wider assortment of tools allows agencies to analyze user behavior, rather than having to rely on piecemeal security products.

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