CDM Dashboard Courses

All the Micro-Learn videos and CDM Dashboard course recordings are available via FedVTE.

CDM Agency Dashboard Micro-Learn Videos

• These short videos (3-10 minutes) of the new CDM Agency Dashboard will provide a foundation level of knowledge and background that will help end users of the dashboard prepare for our in-person training demonstrations and hands-on activities, as well as the implementation of the new dashboard. 
  • What is CDM and the CDM Agency Dashboard?
  • Introduction to the New CDM Agency Dashboard
  • Introduction to the AWARE Scoring Algorithm 1.0
  • Detailed AWARE Scoring Algorithm 1.0 Details
  • CDM Agency Dashboard – Kibana User Interface
  • CDM Agency Dashboard Architecture and Data Flow
  • CDM Agency Dashboard Data Structure and Schema
  • CDM Agency Dashboard – Understanding JSON Documents 

CDM 141: Introduction to the CDM Agency Dashboard 

• This course provides participants with the essential knowledge of the CDM Agency Dashboards. It explains basic features and navigation within the environment, including live demonstrations using the CDM Agency Dashboard, to identify and report on vulnerabilities.

CDM 142: Asset Management with the CDM Agency Dashboard

• This course presents an overview of how the dashboard provides visibility into the metrics and measurements needed for a continuous monitoring program. It explains how to create queries for hardware (HW) and software (SW) assets and introduces a framework for using data reports to inform risk-based decision-making.

CDM 143: Vulnerability Management with the CDM Agency Dashboard

• This course introduces participants to CDM Agency-Wide Adaptive Risk Enumeration (AWARE) and other vulnerability management topics. With the information provided, dashboard users can identify the most critical vulnerabilities and prioritize mitigation activities at their agency.

CDM 201: Identity and Access Management Capabilities within the CDM Agency Dashboard 

• This course introduces participants to the four identity management capabilities—PRIV, CRED, TRUST, and BEHAVE—and to the use of the CDM Agency Dashboard to reduce risks associated with each.

CDM 202: Managing Configuration Settings with the CDM Agency Dashboard

• This course demonstrates the configuration settings management (CSM) capability within the new CDM Agency Dashboard. Students are shown the basic concepts associated with CSM, the importance of Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), how CSM scoring is incorporated into the AWARE calculations, and gain an understanding of how the CSM capability of the CDM Agency Dashboard can be used to reduce the misconfiguration of assets in their inventory.

CDM 203: CDM Dashboard Role Based Training - System Security Analyst

• This course demonstrates the continuous monitoring and analysis capability with the CDM Agency Dashboard for those cybersecurity workforce staff that use the dashboard routinely. Students are shown concepts associated with continuous monitoring and analysis of the top issues that affect networks. Topics include an overview of the responsibilities of the Security analyst, continuous monitoring, how the CDM Agency Dashboard can be used to identify vulnerabilities, AWARE scoring, the reporting function, and possible courses of action.

CDM 111: Analyzing Cyber Risk with the CDM Agency Dashboard 

• This two-day course is the culmination of the first four courses described above. The course was designed for those who have attended our two-hour webinars and want the hands-on experience using the CDM Agency Dashboard. During the course, users will discover the HWAM, SWAM, CSM, VUL, and IAM data within the new CDM Agency Dashboard, and use this data to begin mitigation activities. The course includes peer interactions and small and large-group discussions, as well as hands-on activities with the new CDM Agency Dashboard.

All the Micro-Learn videos and CDM Dashboard course recordings are available via FedVTE.