Federal government is betting $6 billion that continuous monitoring will make government IT more secure. A Department of Homeland Security initiative is aimed at helping federal, state and local government agencies purchase discounted wares to safeguard against IT vulnerabilities. Still, most organizations in the United States and Britain have yet to implement continuous monitoring, according to a new Ponemon Institute survey conducted for the risk management software provider Tripwire. Congress would have to amend the 11-year-old FISMA to eliminate agencies’ costly annual reporting to Congress.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/continuous-monitoring-as-cost-saver-p-1537