Research Describes US Cybersecurity as Inadequate

Research Describes US Cybersecurity as Inadequate

A research from the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen and Hamilton disclosed that the US has its own share of failings when it comes to cybersecurity. The study featured a significant insufficiency of skilled IT support professionals within government agencies. The lack of coordination among departments was also brought up. 
 

The report stated, "With most Americans, it would hardly set off alarms to hear that our federal workforce faces significant challenges, such as difficulty in recruiting and retaining highly skilled workers, a reliance on contractors to fill talent gaps, poor management and arcane processes that undermine employee performance, and a lack of coordination that leaves some agencies competing against one another for talent.” 

 

"What should get people's attention is the fact that these government-wide problems are particularly acute within the federal cybersecurity workforce, creating potential for major vulnerabilities for our national security." 

 

On the contrary, skilled IT professionals in the private sector often exceeds in number, which are at times used to fill in the government’s inadequacy. 

 

"Government not only needs to recruit and train more people with cybersecurity expertise, it needs more people who can effectively manage the blended cybersecurity workforce,” the report noted.