What the public sector can learn from CDM’s data strategy
Blog post from Elastic
The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) dashboard, operated by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), centralizes data from over 100 civilian agencies to enhance cybersecurity by uncovering and sharing vulnerabilities. Powered by Elastic's technology, the dashboard ingests, indexes, and visualizes petabytes of structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data, allowing comprehensive cross-agency data analysis. This centralized approach enables CISA to detect hidden threats and respond swiftly, reducing the risk of cyber threats like the WannaCry ransomware attack and Log4j vulnerabilities. Elastic's cross-cluster search capability enhances this process by providing seamless visibility across disparate environments, thereby eliminating data silos and facilitating rapid threat detection and remediation. The CDM program, celebrating its 10th anniversary, serves as a model for public sector organizations to consolidate tools, save costs, and develop unified data strategies, demonstrating Elastic's value as a strategic asset in managing government data for security, logging, and actionable insights.