SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI), a leading provider of simple, powerful, and secure observability and IT management software, today announced the findings of its eighth annual Public Sector Cybersecurity Survey Report. This year’s survey includes responses from 400 public sector IT operations and security decision-makers, including 200 federal, 100 state and local, and 100 education respondents.
“The threat foreign governments pose to the security of government IT systems has steadily increased throughout the years,'' said Brandon Shopp, Group Vice President, Product Strategy at SolarWinds. “However, it is reassuring to see this year’s data showing public sector organizations continue to recognize top security threats, adopt zero-trust strategies, and seek vendor attestations and SBOMs to better secure the software supply chain – all of which are crucial to maintaining a high standard of security across federal and state government, as well as in the education and defense sectors.”
2023 Key Findings:
IT Security Threats
IT Complexity
Software Supply Chain Security
Zero-Trust
“This year’s data highlights the increasing need for continued partnership between the public and private sectors,” said Tim Brown, CISO and Vice President of Security, SolarWinds. “If we continue to work together to assess top threats, secure IT environments, arm IT teams with the appropriate defenses, and implement formal strategies like zero-trust, public sector organizations will be better positioned to continue mission-critical activities without interruption.”
Supporting Quotes:
“The daily threats of compromised security are a growing problem, and it’s extremely important to stay ahead of the game and combat any potential attacks.”
- Defense / Military
“Data leaks and cyberattacks are growing alarmingly and need to be checked.”
- Defense / Military
“Staff need to understand more about the global threat landscape.”
- Federal Civilian
“Lack of zero-trust implementation on the part of workers will open a wide space for hackers to compromise the data security and use them for malicious purposes.”
- Education: K-12
*In January 2023, independent market research firm Market Connections, Inc. surveyed 400 IT security professionals in U.S. federal civilian and defense agencies, state and local government, and education. The survey was conducted on behalf of SolarWinds. Full survey results are available upon request.
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