Federal IT professionals feel that threats posed by careless or malicious insiders and foreign governments are at an all-time high, yet network administrators and security managers feel like they’re in a better position to manage these threats.
Those are two of the key takeaways from a recent SolarWinds federal cybersecurity survey, which asked 200 federal government IT decision makers and influencers their impressions regarding the current security landscape.
The findings showed that enterprising hackers are becoming increasingly focused on agencies’ primary assets: Their people. On the bright side, agencies feel more confident to handle risk thanks to better security controls and government-mandated frameworks.