Security News > 2022 > January > The public sector is more concerned about external than internal threats

"These results demonstrate that while IT security threats have increased-primarily from the general hacking community and foreign governments-the ability to detect and remediate such threats has not increased at the same rate, leaving public sector organizations vulnerable," said Brandon Shopp, Group VP, Product Strategy, SolarWinds.

State and local governments are significantly more likely than other public sector groups to be concerned about the threat of the general hacking community.

Cybersecurity threats from foreign governments are responsible for the greatest increase in concern among public sector respondents.

Public sector respondents suggest improving investigative and remediation capabilities, as well as reducing barriers to sharing threat information between public and private sectors, as the top priorities for compliance with the Cybersecurity Executive Order.

More than 75% of public sector respondents note their organizations rely on a formal or informal zero-trust approach.

"In looking at the survey data, it's encouraging that a majority of the public sector is actively seeking to follow the roadmap outlined in the Administration's Cybersecurity Executive Order, including enhanced data sharing between public and private sectors."

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