Cyberattacks are increasingly becoming the norm. As digital transformation continues to accelerate, software delivery pipelines become more challenging to secure. Indeed, a recent report found that 84% of technology leaders agree that multicloud complexity makes it more difficult to protect applications from security vulnerabilities and attacks. To address this, many states apply for federal funding to build a security operations center to proactively defend against the growing rate of cybersecurity threats and ensure the resilience of digital infrastructure.

While security is crucial to protecting the state's citizens and the agency's reputation, leaders are often tasked with improving security while cutting costs. As a result, they may fail to consider the importance of full-stack observability, dashboards, AI-driven automation, application security, and other factors when designing their security operations strategy.