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Efforts to chip away at the U.S. budget deficit are making life tougher for companies that provide services to government agencies -- from engineering and systems to IT for the military, intelligence services, fighting cybercrime and homeland security.
As these companies chase fewer and smaller state and local government contracts, salvation for some may be in the growing commercial market for cyber security.
A spate of high-profile online hacking attacks have pushed cyber security up the must-have list in both corporate boardrooms and the Pentagon, which now classifies foreign government cyber-attacks as "acts of war".
As competition for contracts becomes more intense, cyber security could be a key battleground.
Regardless of what the chatter is about further budget cuts, cyber security is going to be a bright spot in the defense budget.
Most federal IT service providers have increased their expertise in cyber security though acquisition and expansion.
For the full story click here: Fighting cybercrime to combat budget crunch
The most basic and essential step any organization can take to increase cyber security is implement a program of Internet Security Awareness Training. For more information on this type of training visit www.knowbe4.com and try our free online phishing security test to see how phish-prone your employees areits a great way to assess the security savvy of your employees.
Stu Sjouwerman
KnowBe4
[/caption]Efforts to chip away at the U.S. budget deficit are making life tougher for companies that provide services to government agencies -- from engineering and systems to IT for the military, intelligence services, fighting cybercrime and homeland security.
As these companies chase fewer and smaller state and local government contracts, salvation for some may be in the growing commercial market for cyber security.
A spate of high-profile online hacking attacks have pushed cyber security up the must-have list in both corporate boardrooms and the Pentagon, which now classifies foreign government cyber-attacks as "acts of war".
As competition for contracts becomes more intense, cyber security could be a key battleground.
Regardless of what the chatter is about further budget cuts, cyber security is going to be a bright spot in the defense budget.
Most federal IT service providers have increased their expertise in cyber security though acquisition and expansion.
For the full story click here: Fighting cybercrime to combat budget crunch
The most basic and essential step any organization can take to increase cyber security is implement a program of Internet Security Awareness Training. For more information on this type of training visit www.knowbe4.com and try our free online phishing security test to see how phish-prone your employees areits a great way to assess the security savvy of your employees.
Stu Sjouwerman
KnowBe4
