IT Finance

And, most of IT Spending will go to hardware/software over cloud technology:

·         Predicted rise in 2018 spending

·         Global small/medium business software spending will exceed that of hardware by 2018

·         Hardware spend priority is with laptops/desktops (39%+32%),  followed by Networking/Wi-Fi (30%) and then Security 23% (main driver being ransomware)

https://www.spiceworks.com/marketing/state-of-it/report/

2017 U.S. State and Federal Government Cybersecurity Report - key findings:

Government rate among lowest for security scores,
Struggles include enpoint security: Endpoint Security, IP Reputation and Patching Cadence
US Secret Service appeared at top 10 best overall scores in the government

Report attached http://info.securityscorecard.com/2017-us-government-cybersecurity-report?hsCtaTracking=d3b85e60-b865-4ea3-8461-3be21d392a52%7Ceef498fc-6efd-42e9-a1ca-5daf70e535ec