Deloitte and state CIOs report on cyber challenges amid COVID, need for expanded collaboration

A report from Deloitte and state chief information officers finds the COVID-19 pandemic has “amplified” security threats faced by states – as well as spotlighting their budget and talent gaps – while underscoring the need to ramp up partnerships across the cyber ecosystem.

Among the findings in the report, states must collaborate more closely with local governments and public higher education institutions, and state chief information security officers “need a centralized structure to position cyber in a way that improves...