New research by Tripwire has revealed security professionals working in the federal sector want the government to play a bigger role in securing non-governmental companies.
The research report evaluated actions taken by the federal government to improve cybersecurity in 2021 and was conducted for Tripwire by Dimensional Research. It evaluated the opinions of 306 security professionals, including 103 currently working for a United States federal government agency, with direct responsibility for the security within their organisation.
According to the research, security professionals responsible for critical infrastructure believe that National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards should not only be improved and strengthened but enforced outside the federal government. This is likely because only 49% of non-governmental organisations surveyed (critical infrastructure and others) have fully adopted NIST standards, yet still identify ransomware as a primary security concern.
Federal security professionals are aligned with this thinking and also believe the government should be doing more to protect its own data and systems (99%). In fact, 24% think they are falling behind when it comes to preparedness to face new threats and breaches, citing lack of both leadership prioritisation and internal expertise and resources as primary reasons.
“It’s clear that organisations – both public and private sector – are seeking further guidance from the federal government,” said Tim Erlin, vice president of strategy at Tripwire. “Generally, long-term enforcement and implementation of cybersecurity policy will take time, but it’s important that agencies lay out a plan and measure execution against that plan to protect our critical infrastructure and beyond.”
When it comes to implementing Zero Trust Architecture, both federal and non-governmental organisations agree this strategy could materially improve cybersecurity outcomes, but only 22% say improvement is highly likely. They also agreed that inte ..
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