The public sector is feeling the squeeze between
an increase in cyber attacks and a lack of increased
resources to keep up. In a recent survey conducted
on behalf of SolarWinds, public sector respondents
reported increased concern over ransomware, malware
and phishing the most over the previous year, but time
to detection and resolution had not improved for the
majority.1
To bolster application security, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum
directing agencies to identify critical software and
implement the latest protections outlined by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Another
OMB memorandum presented a federal zero trust
architecture (ZTA) strategy that requires agencies to
meet specific cybersecurity standards and objectives
by the end of FY2024.