AST July 2018 Magazine AST July 2018 Magazine Issue 24 | Page 70

Thales Volume Recommendations 25 How is new technology adoption impacting security? July 2018 Edition is protected, which ultimately, leads to sensi- tive data being compromised. From blockchain to the cloud, federal agencies With the weight of legacy systems pushing on their shoulders and the need to work with are adopting new technology and doing so new, more innovative technologies and ser- very quickly. vices at the same time, over two-thirds — 72 The challenge with this is that as they embrace percent — of respondents are increasingly new technology, they aren’t necessarily taking concerned about vulnerabilities spawned from all the steps to ensure that their sensitive data shared infrastructures. 37