Alexandria, Va., September 23, 2013 - MeriTalk, a public-private partnership focused on improving the outcomes of government IT, today announced the results of its new report, "FISMA Fallout: The State of the Union." The report, underwritten by NetApp, examines the state of cyber security at Federal agencies and looks at whether the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) is hurting or helping agencies improve cyber security and protect data. According to the report, Federal cyber security professionals lack confidence in FISMA, and do not believe their agencies' current cyber security solutions are sufficient and sustainable.
Federal agencies face cyber threats from every angle. In the past 12 months, agencies defended against insider threats or leaks (64 percent), non-state actors (60 percent), and state-sponsored threats (48 percent). Given the growing number and increasing sophistication of the attacks, just one in five (22 percent) cyber security professionals rate their agency's cyber security solutions as sufficient and sustainable.
via Federal Cybersecurity Professionals To Leadership: We Can Do Better.