Security Operations for the Public Sector
In an ideal world, when citizens give their data to governments, it would stay safe and protected from cyber threats. Unfortunately, that¡¯s not often the case, as the list of cybersecurity challenges continues to grow at an exponential rate.
It¡¯s clear that governments need to gain greater visibility into what¡¯s happening in their networks¡ªbefore a breach occurs. However, for most public sector organisations, funding and staffing a 24x7 security operations programme on a tight budget is an uphill battle.
The stakes have never been higher for public sector organisations looking to protect invaluable data from cyber attacks.
Stagnant Budgets
Yearly budget increases aren¡¯t keeping up with growing number of sophisticated threats, as well as the new tools and solutions needed to stop them.
Aggressive Threat Landscape
According to the a staggering 73% of UK schools have experienced at least one cyber attack in the last 5 years.
Competing Prioritisation of Resources
Compared to highly visible expenditures, adequately funding and resourcing cybersecurity initiatives is often overlooked¡ªuntil it¡¯s too late.
Protect your organisation with a 24x7 dedicated Concierge? Security Team.
By the numbers
of local government CISOs said inadequate cybersecurity staffing was the top barrier to an effective cybersecurity program.
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of local governments said they experienced cyber attacks daily, with 28% saying they occurred at least hourly.
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According to ICO data, cyber attacks have increased 387% on local governments in the UK between 2022 and 2024.
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Arctic Wolf Secures Government Organisations
24x7 Continuous Monitoring?
Around the clock detection, response, and digital risk coverage to proactively monitor your environment.?
Named Security Experts ?
Your dedicated Concierge Security? Team acts as an extension of your internal IT team, allowing you to detect, investigate, and respond to incidents.?
Complete Visibility Across Environments ?
Enrich security observations with digital risk information to quantify your exposure and prioritise actions.
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY
¡°Historically, cybersecurity in local governments was usually not a high-priority item, and it might not be something for which staff had training.?Even if you wanted to bring in more security, a city might not have had the funds readily available at the time.?Having a security operations provider allows us to more easily budget what we do on our end for security.¡±??
Benny Hsieh,
Cupertino, CA IT Manager, Infrastructure?
