2018 cybersecurity outlook for state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) governments
The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) recently released its 2018 SLTT Government Outlook detailing the types of cyberthreats it expects to be prevalent in 2018.
- The six-page document predicts a larger role for SLTT governments in cybersecurity, in part because they will be targeted by cybercrime more. Further:
- Cybercrime against SLTT governments will again be motivated primarily by financial gain.
- Network boundaries will be broken as new cybercrime will increasingly target apps, cloud computing, Internet of Things, cryptocurrencies and supply chain.
- Cybersecurity workforce demand will climb and likely outpace supply. SLTT governments will have a hard time competing with private-sector salaries and drawing qualified workers.
- New technology (body cameras, drones, apps) will continue to change how chief information security officers do their jobs.