Soon, DHS Will Have Eyes on Computer Vulnerabilities Across the Government

Nextgov: The Homeland Security Department will begin standing up a dashboard in October that shows cyber officials what software is running across most of the civilian federal government and points out dangerous vulnerabilities, a top department official said Friday.

The dashboard will allow defenders at Homeland Security’s cyber operations center to pinpoint which departments and agencies are running vulnerable versions of software when they learn about a new digital virus or vulnerability, Jeanette Manfra, assistant secretary for Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Communications Office, said.

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