By Michael Brown, VP Analyst at Gartner
Data security has become a major concern for every organization, especially for government agencies. Government CIOs must adapt to the new threats and familiarize themselves with the concept of adaptive security in order to better protect their agencies.
Adaptive security is a powerful approach that government CIOs can use to protect their critical assets from cyber threats.
Gartner predicts that by 2025, 75% of government CIOs will be directly responsible for security outside of IT, including operational and mission-critical technology environments.
What Is Adaptive Security?
The adaptive security model is one in which cybersecurity tools, techniques and talent merge to operate more like an autonomic biological immune system and continually adjust to the evolving threat landscape.
The traditional security measures often rely on static protocols that are not always effective against emerging cyber risks. Adaptive security takes a different approach by continuously monitoring the system for threats and adapting its defenses accordingly.
An adaptive security approach must address risk not only from IT vectors, but also across other…
