Secure Your State

Creating Resilient State and Local Governments

As private companies spend more on their cybersecurity programs, they lessen their vulnerability to breaches, data loss and operational disruptions. This makes state and local agencies a more attractive target. They have a wealth of information worth stealing, responsibility for the continuation of public services, and their defenses are not as secure as their counterparts in the private sector.

Adopting a whole-of-state approach focused on collaboration, shared intelligence and workforce development mitigates the impact of nefarious cyber actors while ensuring a more resilient infrastructure. 

TekStream’s shared SOC model leverages advanced Splunk MDR and AWS to provide real-time threat monitoring and rapid incident response. The solution is built on a distributed network that enables state and local agencies to protect their data while benefiting from shared intelligence to enhance their security posture.

Workforce Development Solutions to Enhance Public Sector Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is only as effective as the team behind the scenes. But high turnover rates, a growing talent shortage and increased talent competition with private sector organizations present significant hurdles for public sector teams.

TekStream’s whole-of-state approach addresses this problem by upskilling staff with hands-on, real-world training via our advanced Splunk MDR service. Working side by side with cybersecurity experts, staff gain a better understanding of how to map threats into frameworks, mitigate and remediate a threat as quickly as possible, how to anticipate an attacker and more. As team expertise increases, the costs and need for our MDR services decrease.

Your Whole-of-State Program Features:

• Best in class Splunk security with expense leverage
• TekStream support for escalation: 24x7x365
• 100% onshore resources
• Holidays, weekends, nights and ugly hours are covered for you
• Current IT team members are trained as SOC Analysts and Managers

Enhancing Public and Private Collaboration for Whole-of State Protection

The surge of cybersecurity breaches has made it clear that a fragmented approach is no longer practical. A unified, whole-of-state methodology, underpinned by public and private collaboration, can fortify defenses more effectively. State agencies can leverage the expertise, tools and innovation of private sector companies to enhance their defenses. 

TekStream recently developed a shared SOC and advanced MDR solution for the state of Louisiana and the Louisiana Board of Regents, creating a cost-effective and innovative cybersecurity infrastructure. Students receive cybersecurity training to then work at the shared SOC while the whole state benefits from a broader network of intelligence. Read more here.

Driving Economic Advancement With Workforce Development Program

Cybersecurity and economic advancement have become increasingly intertwined as state and local agencies modernize legacy systems. TekStream’s whole-of-state cybersecurity solution provides a cost-effective framework for public sector entities to fortify their digital defenses while driving economic growth. 

With innovative funding mechanisms like a multi-tenant SOAR setup using Splunk, agencies can collaboratively create program structures to meet evolving cybersecurity resilience demands. This approach supports workforce development — creating high-demand jobs and cultivating talent — and enables public sector agencies to compete with private sector salaries, averting a talent crisis and strengthening the state’s overall economic position.