OMB Memorandum M-15-01

Citation
Office of Management and Budget, OMB Memorandum M-15-01: "Fiscal Year 2014–2015 Guidance on Improving Federal Information Security and Privacy Management Practices" (Oct. 3, 2014) (full-text).

Overview
This memorandum made several changes to federal cybersecurity practices, including a shift from periodic to continuous risk assessment and cybersecurity monitoring; it also authorized DHS to scan federal agencies' publicly accessible networks for the presence of vulnerabilities.