A survey of chief information security officers for almost every state in the union shows that the vast majority feel they don’t have adequate budgets. 88% of these 49 CISOs working for state government who did respond to the survey said they feel “lack of sufficient funds” is a major barrier to cybersecurity. Most CISOs said they are slightly more concerned about the insider threat posed by employees and trusted third parties than outside threats, such as malware or someone stealing a laptop, in terms of protecting sensitive data held by state governments.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2125995/state-security-pros-feel-budget-squeeze.html