The Dilemma of Government Cyber Security: Ensuring Strong Protection While Keeping Costs Down

Imagine the following situation facing teams responsible for government cyber security: cyber threats are increasing in both numbers and complexity; and at the same time, government budgets are under pressure. Difficult equation…

Government IT teams in all countries are required to use more Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) products in order to keep costs down. This may be OK for the majority of IT services and equipment, but when it comes to cyber security, it doesn’t always work. Relying only on COTS cyber security products can jeopardize national cyber security, since the features and capabilities are publicly known. This means that adversaries can devise attacks to circumvent COTS cyber security solutions.

Here is how Qosmos solves the dilemma:

1. We represent a “COTS traffic decoding component” which keeps costs down

2. We are NOT a specialized cyber security technology (only a traffic decoding technology) which means that government teams can keep their defense capabilities strong and confidential

Equation solved!

More info here: http://www.qosmos.com/cyber-defense-0

JT