Security

How Secure Is Your Local Government? [#Infographic]

Cybersecurity is the top priority for most state and local CIOs in 2018. Are you ready?

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Security is top of mind for local government IT professionals. In fact, the National Association of State CIOs called it out, along with risk management, as the No. 1 technology priority for 2018 in a survey released in November.

To gauge where agencies lie when it comes to security, the Public Technology Institute conducted a poll of local government IT officials on cyber and network security late last year and compiled the results into this infographic.

Check it out to see if your local government’s cybersecurity defenses line up with how others are preparing.

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