Uncle Sam orders federal agencies to step up scans for govt IT security holes
The US government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ordered federal civilian agencies to scan for and report software vulnerabilities in their IT systems more frequently under a directive issued this week.
Specifically, the agencies have until April 3, 2023 to automate IT asset discovery every seven days. Per the, they can use the method and automation technology of their choice, but at minimum these searches must cover the agencies' entire IPv4 space. Additionally, these federal organizations must,"to the maximum extent possible," scan for vulnerabilities across all of their assets, including mobile and roaming devices such as phones and laptops, every 14 days.
They are also required to update all vulnerability detection signatures"at an interval no greater than 24 hours from the last vendor-released signature update." CISA, meanwhile, now has six months to publish details on how exactly agencies should format their scan reports. Once CISA has published these report requirements, the agencies must, at regular intervals, upload these results of their vulnerability scans to a central continuous diagnostics and mitigation dashboard."This data will allow for CISA to automate oversight and monitoring of agency scanning performance including the measurement of scanning cadence, rigor, and completeness," according to the directive.as one of the reasons why federal agencies need better visibility across their networks.
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