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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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In one analysis, the government sector had 30.4% vulnerable web applications.
In one analysis, the government sector had 18.4% vulnerable cloud assets.
In one analysis, the government sector had 18.5% vulnerable APIs.
Top 5 industries by cloud‑asset vulnerability: Professional Services: 25.0%, Retail: 23.3%, Government: 18.4%, Education: 17.6%, Media: 13.8%.
In one analysis, government had 26% of vulnerable assets across cloud, APIs, and web applications.
In one analysis, government had 26% of vulnerable assets across cloud, APIs, and web applications.
Public institutions (49%) also score high on trust for data collection and use.
State and local government reported the highest median ransom payment at $2.5 million.
Improving cybersecurity is a top priority for 54% of state and local government IT leaders for the current fiscal year. This is seen as a higher priority than modernising legacy systems.
When it comes to challenges faced by government IT leaders in using private sector innovations, cybersecurity concerns are the most often cited barrier, mentioned by 39%.
A significant concern regarding AI is cyberattacks becoming more sophisticated due to AI, noted by 82% of state and local government IT leaders.
Average ransom per attack on state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments reached $872,656 between 2018 and December 2024, with total costs exceeding $1.09 billion.
70% of surveyed state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) organizations cite lack of sufficient funding as their top security concern
Security awareness training reduced phishing susceptibility from approximately 33.1% to just 4.1% after one year in state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments.
More than 80% of government organizations operate with fewer than five dedicated cybersecurity employees.
Security awareness training reduced phishing susceptibility from approximately 33.1% to just 4.1% after one year in state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments.
The use of network analysis for fraud detection is expected to expand from 32% to 87%.
Of the 1,100 government fraud fighters surveyed, nearly all claimed their agencies were victims of AI-powered fraud schemes.
Only 1 in 10 agencies have all the tools and resources they need to fight FWA.
Slightly over a quarter of those surveyed are using Generative AI (GenAI) for addressing FWA.