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The number of cyber attacks reported by federal agencies increased by over 300% between 2006 and 2015.
Advancing Cybersecurity
at Scale in the Cloud
An in-depth look at the major cybersecurity challenges government agencies face and how cloud infrastructure can help overcome them.
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Major Challenges Undermine Government’s Ability to Address the Growing Threat Landscape
Today’s threat landscape is growing at an alarming rate, with attackers infiltrating not just infrastructure but government’s full range of applications and devices. Failing to safeguard the digital environment carries enormous repercussions, which are further complicated by perennial challenges unique to government agencies. These include continuing shortages in cybersecurity talent, significant costs to infrastructure and budget, and fragmented security architectures that hinder effective response and mitigation. Most of all, agencies stand to lose the public’s confidence when cyber attacks result in stolen or exposed citizen data. Not surprisingly, public sector agencies are struggling to advance faster than the threat.
Siloed Security Environment
Siloed Security Environment
Security professionals are buying a myriad of point-solutions to address challenges at different layers; but in many cases, these solutions become too much to manage and lack the proper integration capabilities across systems.
Talent Gap
Talent Gap
A glaring shortage of security and IT professionals has further exacerbated these troubles, pitting public sector agencies against unseen foes who have considerable talent and expertise.
Steep Costs
Steep Costs
Attacks prove expensive to remedy: recent cyberattacks on Baltimore, Atlanta and other cities have been costly. The recent ransomware attack in Baltimore, for instance, cost the city over $18 million.
Trust & Reputation
Trust & Reputation
Attacks also have a substantial impact on the public’s trust in government institutions, forcing citizens to question their government’s ability to effectively protect data.
