Security and privacy concerns challenge public sector’s efforts to modernize

For most public sector organizations, digital transformation is a work in progress, with the complexity of integrating new systems and privacy and security concerns remaining key barriers, according to a report by SolarWinds. 6% of respondents report having fully completed their digital transformation journey, while most indicate they are somewhere along the journey Only 6% of respondents report having fully completed their digital transformation journey, while most indicate they are somewhere along the journey, with efforts either well underway (41%) or beginning implementation in some areas with limited progress (42%). “As the public sector navigates the evolving technology landscape, more organizations will continue to redirect operations and workloads to the cloud and adopt hybrid IT solutions,” said Travis Galloway , Senior Advisor, Government Affairs at SolarWinds. “This adds another layer of complexity to data security and compliance across operations, along with the added pressures of budget constraints,” Galloway continued. The most pressing security challenges today include vulnerabilities in monitoring systems and the critical need to safeguard sensitive information from cyber threats. Participants ranked the general hacking community (59%) and careless/untrained insiders (58%) as their top-ranked security threats, emphasizing the need for stronger security awareness training , enhanced tools, and […]

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