State and local governments will spend $101.3 billion on IT, more than the federal government. Cybersecurity is a top IT priority among CIOs at the state, county and city level. State IT executives are more aware of IoT cybersecurity implications because theyre dealing with industrial systems, facilities HVAC, appliances and the power grid, all of which are managed at the municipal level. The accelerated interest in IoT in state and local government has led to something of a gold rush among technology companies, who are often guilty of prospecting in that market in the wrong ways.”]