How Government Agencies Are Collaborating to Improve Security

Across the public sector, cybersecurity teams are stretched thin, struggling to keep pace with a rapidly evolving threat landscape. Constrained by tight budgets and workforce shortages, they lack the resources to get ahead of new and emerging threats.

But the good news is, they don’t have to go it alone. Through strategies such as whole-ofstate cybersecurity and information-sharing and analysis centers (ISACs), agencies can pool their knowledge to expand visibility and stop incursions before they spread.

In this guide, you’ll meet Ryan Murray, Arizona’s Chief Information Security Officer and Deputy Director of the Arizona Department of Homeland Security (AZDHOS), and learn how whole-of-state cybersecurity links threat detection and response efforts across local governments and brings essential security tools to under-resourced communities.

You’ll also meet Randy Rose, who leads cyber operations at Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) and is the Center for Internet Security’s Vice President of Security Operations and Intelligence. He discussed why collaboration is critical to predicting and preventing cyberattacks, and how shared intelligence builds a cyber community that enhances resilience.

Cybersecurity isn’t getting easier. But working together can make it more manageable and effective. We hope you’ll find strategies here that will help you strengthen your defenses.