Government IT Leaders Give Cybersecurity High Priority

9/28/16

Government information technology executives increasingly are focused on cybersecurity preparedness but they are having trouble recruiting IT talent, according to surveys released by Alexandria-based Grant Thornton Public Sector.

Two Grant Thornton annual surveys — one focused on state chief information officers (CIOs) and the other on federal CIOs —reveal similar concerns, including:

  • Cybersecurity preparedness is a high priority at the state and federal level. In federal government, cyberattacks and threats are increasing, Cybersecurity spending also is rising, but it is not keeping pace with the threats. Cyberattacks also are increasing at the state level. Seventy-one of CIOs surveyed have developed cybersecurity disruption response plans, up from 52 percent last year.
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