Federal Government Agencies Using Big Data Analytics to Cut Cybersecurity Breaches
A new study reveals that 81 percent of Feds say their agency is using big data analytics for cybersecurity in some capacity – 53 percent are using it as a part of their overall cybersecurity strategy and 28 percent are using it in a limited capacity. However, breaches continue to afflict agencies with 59 percent of Feds reporting their agency deals with a cybersecurity compromise at least once a month due to their inability to fully analyze data.
It’s clear that Feds are struggling to stay afloat. Eighty-eight percent of Federal agencies face challenges drawing cybersecurity intelligence from data and the majority says the task has become more difficult in the past two years. Fewer than half of those using big data analytics for cybersecurity (45 percent) say they trust their efforts to be highly effective. Feds stated the following as top challenges: