Zero Trust Security Model in Government
Apr 02, 2021
Public sector agencies are in the middle of a massive digital transformation, which is now an imperative thanks to the massive shift to remote work.
A new approach to state and local government resiliency.
Public sector agencies are in the middle of a massive digital transformation, which is now an imperative thanks to the massive shift to remote work.
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IT supply chains produce value and they are inherently difficult to secure, making every IT procurement by a government agency a de facto security decision. Although threats to the security of IT supply chains can never be fully eliminated, agencies should adopt practices and policies for minimizing their exposure to potential breaches.
As stay-at-home orders rippled around the world, we saw office blocks turn into ghost towns virtually overnight. Millions of workers retreated to hastily equipped home offices, creating a feeding frenzy for cyber predators spurred on by the windfall of easy access to sensitive data and networks.
Security is a leading issue for most organizations. One study estimates 30% of organizations will experience a cyberattack within the next 2 years. Along with the fact that the average cost of a data breach in 2019 was US$3.92 million, it's clear that IT security should be a top concern for any organization. Unfortunately, most organizations use manual processes for security operations, leaving themselves prone to error and slow to respond.
Ransomware attacks are costing governments, nonprofits, and businesses billions of dollars, and interrupting operations.
Governments are creating and storing more information than ever before, including sensitive internal records as well as the personal data of their constituents. They're charged with the security of an ever-shifting mix of desktop hardware and mobile devices; on-premises servers and cloud storage; and traditional software, apps and third-party platforms. The network of the future requires highly secure solutions that protect you at every step from endpoints to servers to the cloud.
Identity and access management is critical to a well-rounded cybersecurity strategy. Passwords offer weak protection, and even multi-factor authentication (MFA) tools leave significant gaps in guarding against account takeovers. For many state and local governments, the most reliable and advanced protection comes from a hardware security key.
Given today's growing threat environment, state and local government agencies must focus on hardening the infrastructure rather than just securing the perimeter. Doing so effectively means leveraging the benefits of next-generation cloud, including the automation it enables to improve security, reliability and operational efficiency.
In this publication, you’ll find articles that address the ways cyber criminals sought to take advantage of the pandemic -- be it through phishing campaigns, leveraging the great migration to remote work, or even going after health care organizations themselves.
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