the state of cyber security
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What progress has your agency made towards a Continuous Monitoring solution?
What technologies create the most security gaps?
70%Continuous Monitoring
25%FISMA 2.0
5%Executive
Order
32%Confident
In None5%
Confident In All
How confident are you in your agency's security posture?
What mandate has the most influence towards cyber security for your agency?
7%Low Priority
38%Medium Priority
5%Not at All Confident
55%High Priority
20%Low Confidence
25%Indifferent or Unsure
45%Confident
5%Very Confident
What is your biggest obstacle towards cyber security implementation?
42%Personnel &
Training Issues
18%Lack of Tools
9%Poor Visibility into Enterprise
Outdated and/or Lack of Guidance
31%
69%NIST
10%NSA
17%DHS SANS 20
Critical Controls
4%
Where do you look for guidance on security controls implementation?
In place already 38%
Planning process30%
Information Gathering
9% Not Sure23%
How often does your agency provide security
awareness information? 4%Never
15%Quarterly
31%Annually
20%Monthly
30%Weekly
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Where would you rank cyber security among your current IT initiatives?
36%Mobile
23%Cloud
Computing4%
Virtualization
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THE NUMBERS ARE IN:Over 200 government employees participated in a recent poll on their agency's current cyber priorities and challenges, and where their confidence lies on maintaining a healthy cyber security posture.
What is your agency's state of cyber security?
Over 50% consider cyber security a high priority amongst their agency’s current IT initiatives. 50% are confident in their IT department’s ability to manage security threats. Only 5% were not at all confident in their IT department’s abilities. The majority of respondents noted that when it comes to emerging technologies, mobile posed the most concern, though many employees have concerns in all aspects of these technologies.
We asked respondents what would have the most impact on their cyber posture in the future, and over two-thirds said it would be continuous monitoring. 69% of respondents are looking to NIST for guidance to implement security controls. More than half listed personnel and training issues as a major obstacle. A healthy cyber posture must consist of the right technology, people and processes, and investments must be made in all areas.
Key Insights from the Survey
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