Most public sector security teams are running 2026 threats through a stack assembled over two decades. The result is fragmented visibility, manual correlation, and compliance work that eats analyst hours before a single alert gets triaged.

This Elastic guide maps what changes when agencies rebuild around a unified data layer, and shows what peers like CACI, SNC, and Cranfield University are operating today.

• The five operating model shifts redefining public sector cybersecurity
• How a unified data layer makes Zero Trust enforceable across every pillar
• What tool consolidation looks like when 37% of orgs run 25 or more security products
• How AI-assisted triage is reducing mean time to respond from 180 minutes to 6
• Where to start when budgets shrink and compliance requirements expand

Download the guide to benchmark your modernization plan against agencies already operating the new model.