Rarely a day goes by when a cyber attack isn’t in the headlines. It seems like the pace has quickened, and the results – exposure of sensitive data, risk to economic security – can quickly be impacted. According to DataLossDB, there have been 1,105 data breach incidents so far in 2012, already surpassing the 1,042 breaches recorded in 2011.

For many public sector organizations, budget resources will continue to be restrained, requiring security officials to focus on operational efficiency. Because public sector organizations provide citizens with services we rely on, helping create a safer and more secure computing environment can be an issue of national security. Keep reading →