“VA’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) strategy is constantly evolving to improve VA’s network security. As CDM tools and capabilities improved, VA’s networks and Veterans’ data are more secure than ever.”
“How do CDM tools work?
Imagine VA’s network as a large house. Much like how houses have multiple entry points, digital networks have several entry points in the form of network routers. But both networks and houses have non-traditional entrances as well…”
“This suite of new CDM tools recently allowed VA to swiftly patch a security vulnerability found in Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system that could have led to unauthorized network access. The CDM tools allowed VA technical staff to quickly find un-patched devices and deny network access to those who still needed the update. VA has updated 97 percent of affected computers—two percent higher than the federal average…” Read the full article here.
Source: Improving Control of Digital Networks – April 3, 2020. DigitalVA.
