Survey Of CIOs Identifies Growing Concern Over Cybersecurity Threats, Tight Budgets
Architecture and Governance, Thursday, October 3rd, 2024
The 2024 edition of the biennial cybersecurity report from Deloitte and the National Association of Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) found that 86% of state chief information security officers (CISOs) say their responsibilities are growing, yet more than one-third do not have a dedicated cybersecurity budget.
Alarmingly, four of the 51 state CISOs surveyed said their state IT budgets allocate less than 1% for cybersecurity.
'The ability of government to deliver on its mission depends on data - and on the security of that data,' said Srini Subramanian, principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP and Deloitte's Global Consulting Government and Public Services leader. 'The attack surface is expanding as state leaders' reliance on information becomes increasingly central to the operation of government itself, and CISOs have an increasingly challenging mission to make the technology infrastructure resilient against ever-increasing cyber threats.'