Government services are increasingly at risk by the new technologies that enable them. Sophisticated cybercriminals, hackers, and malicious actors now attack state and local government technology systems daily and seek to inflict financial, reputational, and physical damages to their targets.

By nature of their large organizational structures, limited budgets, and complex political landscapes, government IT departments face a myriad of challenges in responding to these threats. Guidehouse identifies 10 key trends in cybersecurity that should be at the top of every state and local government CISO’s mind for 2019 as they decide how best to lower their security risk profile.