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We've curated 62 cybersecurity statistics about Government to help you understand how public sector agencies are addressing threats like data breaches and ransomware while implementing advanced technologies in their cybersecurity practices in 2025.
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Government services are the primary target in 38.8% of all claimed hactivism attacks.
49% of security leaders in government, defense, and critical services cite ensuring data integrity and preventing tampering in transit as their single biggest challenge when transferring information across classified or coalition networks.
45% of security leaders in government, defense, and critical services cite managing identity and authentication across multiple domains as the biggest challenge to securing access to mission data.
78% of security leaders in government, defense, and critical services cite outdated infrastructure as a primary source of cyber vulnerability.
The government sector reported 28 ransomware attacks in Q3 2025.
The healthcare, government, and technology industries together represented 53% of all publicly disclosed ransomware activity during Q3 2025.
10% of organizations in the government sector experienced ransomware incidents annually.
23.08% of government organizations reported limited visibility into their entire environment.
The government sector had an average ransom payment just below $7.5 million
In the UAE, 30% of respondents don’t trust government services with their identity data.
Government, Non-Profit, and Telecoms sectors have the weakest protection against bots.
56% of Government bodies in the UK reported a breach in the past year alone.
92% of Government bodies in the UK reported an email-related breach.
40% of students believe the responsibility for stopping AI-powered fraud lies with government agencies.
Government organisations are bracing for the steepest rise (73%) in insider threats.
Unapproved GenAI usage rates are highest in technology (40%), financial services (32%), and government (38%).
65% of organisations in local government were affected by ransomware.
The government sector experienced a 71% year-over-year increase in overall interactive intrusions and a 185% year-over-year increase in targeted intrusion activity.
The government sector was the second most targeted for ransomware, with 45 publicly disclosed attacks between April - June 2025.
Top 5 industries by web‑app vulnerability: Education: 35.3%, Retail: 30.9%, Government: 30.4%, Professional Services: 30.1%, Media: 25.7%.