The 2023-2024 SLED Cybersecurity Priorities Report (CPR) is now available. You can be among the first to download a copy of the report.
The annual SLED CPR provides insights and perspectives from cybersecurity leaders across the public sector, informing and empowering cybersecurity leaders in state and local government and education. The report identifies common trends, industry-specific needs, and key priorities to help leaders formulate, improve, and recruit support for cybersecurity plans. This is the only cybersecurity report dedicated to the unique environments and challenges SLED technology and cybersecurity leaders face.
What’s new this year
This year’s SLED CPR is an expansion and improvement over the previous 2022 report including changes such as:
- Report direction and content has been led by Curt Wood, former CIO of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and newly appointed Executive Director for the SLED CPR.
- This year’s report features more interviews and commentary from prominent CIOs, CISOs, security directors, technology executives, and cybersecurity experts nationwide.
- More statistical data has been included in the report, including a revealing cybersecurity survey.
Key contributors to the SLED CPR, in addition to Curt Wood, include Michael Gregg (CISO, State of North Dakota), Tina Carkhuff (Industry Advisor, Splunk and former CIO at the City of Houston), Tamer Baker (Chief Technology Officer, Health, Government and Education, Zscaler), Chris Holden (Chief Client Officer, Recorded Future), and Jon DiMaggio (Chief Security Strategist, Analyst 1).
Additionally, NuHarbor Security partnered with industry leaders Splunk, Zscaler, and Recorded Future to dig deeper, learn more, and provide a higher level of actionable information.
Exploring what’s in the SLED CPR
The report first delves into the new and promising area of Whole-of-State cybersecurity programs, including experiences and impressions from those leading the charge. Next, the conversation shifts to the challenges of hiring and retaining cyber talent in a community that often struggles to match the financial and marquee benefits of similar jobs in the private sector. The report continues with a review of trends and challenges in cyber insurance, the growing sophistication and systemization of the cyber threat landscape, and closes with cybersecurity predictions for 2024.
Some of the key findings in the report include:
- Nearly 6 of 10 state and local government organizations were hit with ransomware attacks.
- 37% of states experienced a reduction in cybersecurity funding.
- 42% are considering self-insuring against attacks rather than purchasing cyber insurance.
- 57% of cybersecurity leaders plan to offer or leverage Whole-of-State cybersecurity services.
- 71% of leaders cite hiring challenges in building security teams.
We are just scratching the surface here and you’ll find much more inside the SLED CPR. The report includes a wealth of industry-specific information and actionable insight.
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Join the webinar discussion
Register for the upcoming webinar to gain exclusive insights from contributors and delve deeper into the report’s findings so you are at the forefront of cybersecurity knowledge:
“2023-2024 Annual SLED Cybersecurity Priorities Report (CPR) Webinar”
Thursday, February 8, 2024
2:00 PM ET
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