1、Public SectorSecurity,talent and supply chains:Insights to achieve organizational resilience and mission successPredictions 2023Its a Jungle Out ThereThe political turmoil,economic uncertainty,intensifying cyberattacks and persisting global pandemic of the last few years have made an already tough j

2、ob even tougher for IT and security professionals in the public sector.Cybersecurity threats are hitting especially hard,what with increasing ransomware attacks and prevailing supply chain risks.And the Great Resignation has severely affected government and nonprofit employers who still struggle to

3、regain staff lost during the pandemic.The good news is that some solutions are underway or forthcoming.President Bidens Executive Order 14028,Improving the Nations Cybersecurity,was issued in May 2021,and the Technology Modernization Fund(TMF)continues to be an available resource.Were also seeing a

4、growing collaboration among agencies and rising adoption of automation and zero trust.“Agencies are taking tangible steps to automate some of their security,and I predict that well see them use automation to combat increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks,”says Splunk Group Vice President and Chief S

5、trategic Advisor for Public Sector Juliana Vida.“Theyre also taking initial steps to formalize implementation of zero trust adoption.”But these are no quick fixes.Public sector organizations have fewer financial and talent resources compared to the private sector,and face more red tape because of th

6、e high stakes of their operations.LaLisha Hurt,industry advisor for public sector and federal government at Splunk,says that“many agencies are not taking advantage of the funds because they either are not aware or need help with submitting successful project proposals to the TMF board for approval.”