In Part One of this 3 part episode series of The Cyber Resilience Report, Data Defenders examines why the traditional Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) model no longer meets the operational realities facing municipalities today.

Local governments are confronting an increasingly advanced, persistent, and AI-enabled threat landscape—while simultaneously facing workforce shortages, budget constraints, and growing accountability from leadership and constituents. Yet most cybersecurity partnerships still rely on an alert-and-escalate model that places the burden of response squarely on already overstretched internal teams.

This episode explains why that asymmetrical relationship creates risk instead of resilience—and why municipalities are being forced to rethink what a cybersecurity “partner” should actually deliver.In this episode:

• Why MSSP alerting models leave municipalities operationally exposed
• How workforce shortages and funding gaps amplify cyber risk
• The hidden leadership and continuity risks of reactive security
• Why cybersecurity can no longer be treated as a support service

Part One sets the foundation for a necessary shift—away from alerts, and toward operations.

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