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Building a secure future www . AmericanSecurityToday . com 2021 CHAMPIONS - Edition 60

As cyber criminals deploy more sophisticated attacks , security compromises will happen . But if agencies are to improve their cybersecurity grade , tangible steps must be taken to normal- ize a sense of risk aversion .

The entire organization must move from simply accepting the current exposure to a mind- set in which any level of risk exposure is unacceptable . This means beginning to eval- uate and implement the prin- ciples of a secure enterprise , deploying the right risk man- agement and mitigation tech- nologies across the kill chain , and prioritizing tech skills de- velopment .

These principles can help agen- cies more fully prepare to de- fend against any level of risk ex- posure as the thread landscape expands .

Ultimately , as the IT Trends Re- port reveals , there ’ s immense opportunity ahead for govern- ment tech pros and IT leadership to align and collaborate to en- sure priorities and policies are enhanced in lockstep with the evolving threat landscape .

Only then can they help ensure every department and agency is well-positioned in a future built for risk .

Read more about the report ’ s findings and recommendations here .

About the Author

Brandon Shopp is Vice President , Product Strategy and Security at SolarWinds .

Brandon is a High-bandwidth Product Management profession- al , experienced with a wide variety of software products , business models , M & A , and go-to-market strategies .

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