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Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program

​The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program provides a dynamic approach to fortifying the cybersecurity of government networks and systems. The CDM Program delivers cybersecurity tools, integration services, and dashboards that help participating agencies improve their security posture by:

  • Reducing agency threat surface
  • Increasing visibility into the federal cybersecurity posture
  • Improving federal cybersecurity response capabilities
  • Streamlining Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) reporting

The CDM Program was developed in 2012 to support government-wide and agency-specific efforts to provide risk-based, consistent, and cost-effective cybersecurity solutions to protect federal civilian networks across all organizational tiers.

To learn more, read the CDM Program Overview fact sheet (pdf, 308KB).

Video Overview

Learn more about CDM’s capabilities and how the program works.

Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program: DEFENDing the Nation's Federal Networks

AWARE: Measuring Cybersecurity Performance

CDM Solutions and Success Stories

CDM Solutions for Federal Agencies

The CDM Program assists agencies to better understand and strengthen their network defense.

Department of Agriculture Success Story

PUBLICATION
Learn how the Department of Agriculture (USDA) used a CDM Identity and Access Management (IDAM) tool to support their goal of centralizing the client IDAM services across the department into its Client Experience Center.
Download File (PDF, 198.53 KB)

Department of Veterans Affairs Success Story

PUBLICATION
Discover how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) obtained further visibility into its networks through the implementation CDM hardware.
Download File (PDF, 249.52 KB)

Department of Health and Human Services Success Story

PUBLICATION
Understand how the HHS worked with the CDM program to strengthen its cybersecurity threat intelligence.
Download File (PDF, 168.24 KB)

CDM Capabilities

CDM Capabilities: Asset Management

MAY 28, 2021 | PUBLICATION
Discover the CDM program's Asset Management capability.
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CDM Capabilities: Identity and Access Management

MAY 28, 2021 | PUBLICATION
Learn more about the CDM program's Identity and Access Management capability.
Download File (PDF, 179.9 KB)

CDM Capabilities: Network Security Management

MAY 28, 2021 | PUBLICATION
To learn more about the CDM program's Network Security Management capability.
Download File (PDF, 182.03 KB)

CDM Capabilities: Data Protection Management

MAY 28, 2021 | PUBLICATION
To learn more about the CDM program's Data Protection Management capability.
Download File (PDF, 188.46 KB)

Agency and Federal Dashboards, AWARE, Shared Services Platform

CDM Agency and Federal Dashboards

PUBLICATION
The CDM Agency Dashboards receive and display information from CDM tools and then push summarized information for display.
Download File (PDF, 424.81 KB)

Agency-Wide Adaptive Risk Enumeration (AWARE)

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AWARE provides participating agencies with situational awareness of cyber risk and enables timely remediation of threats and vulnerabilities.
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CDM Program Shared Services Platform

OCT 23, 2020 | PUBLICATION
The CDM Shared Services Platform provides non-CFO Act agencies with access to CDM capabilities.
Download File (PDF, 416.62 KB)

CDM Mobile and Cloud Resources

CDM: Mobile

Learn more about the CDM program's focus on securing mobile assets across the Federal Enterprise.

CDM: Cloud

The CDM Program continues to evolve to equip agencies with monitoring tools and capabilities to understand the cloud environment.

CDM Acquisition Approach and Program Training

CDM Acquisition Approach

CDM Program Training

Resources

CDM Program Overview Fact Sheet

OCT 23, 2020 | PUBLICATION
This document provides an overview of the CDM program.
Download File (PDF, 264.81 KB)

CDM Program Dashboard Ecosystem

OCT 23, 2020 | PUBLICATION
The CDM Program Dashboard Ecosystem is a collective place for agencies to use to better understand, prioritize, and mitigate cyber risks. 
Download File (PDF, 416.96 KB)

CDM Program AWARE Scoring Fact Sheet

OCT 23, 2020 | PUBLICATION
This Fact Sheet assists agencies with the risk-scoring methodology that enables timely remediation of threats and vulnerabilities.
Download File (PDF, 336.37 KB)

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Contact

For other CDM Program questions, email CDM@cisa.dhs.gov.

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