José Herrera
VP of Technology
According to a study that was conducted by IBM in 2015, the average cost of a data breach is currently at an all-time high: $3.8 million dollars. The United States government has recently participated in the creation of a Cybersecurity National Action Plan, also referred to as CNAP. Accompanied by a federal budget increase of $19 billion dollars between now and 2017, this plan emphasizes the importance of investing in an aging federal IT infrastructure on an ongoing basis.
Slow Progress thus far
One of the issues facing the federal government and law enforcement agencies is that while awareness of cybersecurity threats is high, progress towards a secure and modern government is real slow. Many law enforcement agencies in particular still rely on legacy systems that not only fall woefully behind in security practices, but that also leave both government data and the security of our citizens at risk. These factors are now being exacerbated by the widespread use of mobile technologies.
How to create a Safer (Digital) Future
In order to guarantee a safer environment for both law enforcement partners and citizens, a new approach to protection is needed. Biometric logins can help eliminate the need for passwords. Law enforcement partners need to start making an investment in certified cloud services that not only have rights management and encryption capabilities, but also functionality that helps to simplify identity management to make signing into multiple services from any device as secure as possible.
We, at Adventos™ are leveraging Microsoft’s state of the art technologies into our SmartForce™ Agency Management System (AMS) application, so we can speed up the adoption of end to end secure public safety solutions that will not only increase efficiency and communication within any given department, but also will reduce the risk of cybersecurity breaches that put all of us at increased risk.
To find out more information about the Cybersecurity National Action Plan or about the government cybersecurity imperative perspective, visit this helpful resource today.
To learn more about Adventos™ products for public safety agencies that meets or exceeds security standards, please visit us at www.adventos.com
