Survey Finds Data Security and Cloud Complexity Challenge Government Agencies
Summary
A report based on 154 government IT and cybersecurity professionals finds widespread cloud migration, with data security and multi-provider complexity among agencies’ leading concerns. ICIT recommends a resilience focus on resourcing, rehearsing, recovery and response.
Key points
- The report draws on input from 154 federal and state agency IT and cybersecurity professionals.
- 84% of respondents said their agency had started migrating to the cloud; 15% said migration was complete.
- 49% named data security as their biggest cloud challenge, while 58% said their agency used six or more cloud providers.
- Respondents also cited data security and privacy, staffing constraints, and compliance pressure as priorities when choosing cloud security partners.
- ICIT advocates digital resilience centered on resourcing, rehearsing, recovery, and response.
- The article promotes Wiz’s cloud security platform and its approach to prioritizing risks in relation to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Article Details
- Publisher
- Wiz
- Scope
- Cloud adoption and security challenges in federal and state agencies
- Sample Size
- 154 IT and cybersecurity professionals from federal and state agencies
- Key Statistics
- 84% of respondents said their agency had started migrating to the cloud; 15% said their agency was post-migration.
- 65% cited better alignment with program partners as a key cloud benefit.
- 49% named data security as their biggest cloud challenge.
- 58% of agencies used six or more cloud providers; nearly a third used ten or more.
- Recommendations
- Build digital resilience around the 4 Rs: resourcing, rehearsing, recovery, and response.
- Prioritize remediation according to potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- Use visibility and contextual analysis to identify and prioritize connected risks, such as toxic combinations.