President Obama is expected to sign FISMA reform legislation that passed Congress this week. The new law would give more sway to DHS in assuring the security of federal government IT. DHS Deputy Undersecretary for Cybersecurity Phyllis Schneck’s job should get a bit easier. Schneck had to go to other federal civilian agencies to get permission for DHS to scan their IT systems to determine if vulnerabilities existed that exploited weaknesses in OpenSSL software deployed by the agencies. New law would allow DHS to conduct such scans without agencies’ permission.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/dhs-big-winner-in-congressional-cybersec-vote-a-7672