  We study the allowed parameter space of the constrained minimal
supersymmetric Standard Model (cMSSM) in the light of direct searches,
constraints from $B$-physics (including the recent measurement of the branching
ratio for $B_s \to \mu^+\mu^-$) and the dark matter relic density. For low or
moderate values of $\tan\beta$, the strongest constraints are those imposed by
direct searches, and therefore, large areas of the parameter space are still
allowed. In the large $\tan \beta$ limit, however, the $B$-physics constraints
are more restrictive, effectively forcing the squark and gluino masses to lie
close to or above a TeV. A light Higgs boson could dramatically change the
allowed parameter space, but we need to know its mass precisely for this to be
effective. We emphasize that it is still too early to write off the cMSSM, even
in the large $\tan\beta$ limit. Finally we explore strategies to extend the LHC
search for cMSSM signals beyond the present reach of the ATLAS and CMS
Collaborations.
