The 2022 Cybersecurity Landscape

21 Oct 2022 · 34 min
Government Technology's "In Case You Missed It"

21 Oct 2022 · 34 min

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In this October 2022 episode of the GovTech podcast "In Case You Missed It," host Dustin Haisler (Chief Innovation Officer, eRepublic) and co‑host Jewel Pattison‑Gordon interview two veteran state cybersecurity leaders – former New York CISO Deb Snyder and former Michigan CSO/CTO/CISO Dan Lohrmann. The conversation surveys the current cyber‑threat environment, emphasizing the surge in ransomware, credential‑based attacks, phishing, nation‑state activity, and election‑related misinformation. Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and deepfakes are described as raising the stakes for both attackers and defenders. The guests outline practical agency‑level mitigations: regular risk assessments, patching, incident‑response planning, tested backups, and leveraging resources like CISA’s Shields Up portal. They discuss the relevance of federal frameworks (NIST, CISA, StateRAMP) for state and local entities, and advocate a whole‑of‑state approach that pools resources, shares services, and capitalizes on the $1 billion federal cyber‑grant pool. Funding challenges, political friction, and the need for clear mapping of inter‑jurisdictional touchpoints are highlighted. The panel also examines the volatile cyber‑insurance market—rising premiums, shrinking coverage, self‑insurance, and potential federal underwriting—while noting that insurance requirements can drive better security hygiene. Looking ahead to Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023, they stress resiliency, supply‑chain risk, privacy, and the importance of revisiting pandemic‑era rapid cloud adoptions. The episode closes with predictions that cyber threats will permeate all technology domains, urging agencies to “prepare for the worst, hope for the best.”

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