"Top Public Sector Cybersecurity Threat No Longer is Employees"

According to the Public Sector Cybersecurity Survey Report released by SolarWinds, the public sector is more concerned about external threats than internal ones. The report gives insight into how state and local government professionals perceive IT challenges and the sources of IT security threats. One of the key findings in the report is that hackers are the primary source of security threats faced by public sector organizations, followed by negligent or untrained employees and foreign governments. Careless insiders were not cited as the top security threat for the first time in five years. Another finding is that state and local governments are more likely to be concerned about hackers than other public sector groups. Concerns surrounding ransomware, malware, and phishing have increased the most over the last year. Government respondents have suggested improving investigation and remediation capabilities as well as increasing threat information sharing between public and private sectors. This article continues to discuss key findings from SolarWinds' seventh Public Sector Cybersecurity Survey Report. 

GCN reports "Top Public Sector Cybersecurity Threat No Longer is Employees"