Cybersecurity is top of mind for all organizations. It’s the No. 1 business and tech priority, according to the 2021 State of the CIO.
Although no industry is immune, the public sector is among the top targets for cyber attacks. These institutions reported 6,843 security incidents in 2019—the second-highest among industries, according to the Verizon 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report. The only sector that incurred a greater volume was professional services.
“We’ve had to be very much on top of cybersecurity,” says Kristen Sanders, Chief Information Security Officer for the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Authority. “Water utilities may not be thought of as a huge target, but we are because of the critical infrastructure we manage.”
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