Energy, oil/gas, and utilities reported an 80% breach rate and federal/central government report a 78% breach rate, the highest across industries surveyed.

Government entities experienced 32 publicly disclosed ransomware attacks (12%) and the technology sector experienced 28 attacks (11%) in Q1 2026.

Between January 1 and December 31, 2025, government organizations worldwide faced the highest number of threat campaigns, with 274 attacks targeting various federal, state, and municipal bodies.

Government’s share of total attacks increased from 5% to 12% year-over-year, with an average attack size of 5.5 Gbps.

The government sector ranked as the second most targeted industry in February, with organizations experiencing 2,714 weekly attacks on average, reflecting a 2% year‑over‑year increase.

The most impacted industries by initial access brokers in LATAM in 2025 were national government, agriculture and food and beverage production and education.

Government services are the primary target in 38.8% of all claimed hactivism attacks.

78% of security leaders in government, defense, and critical services cite outdated infrastructure as a primary source of cyber vulnerability.

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.

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.

The healthcare, government, and technology industries together represented 53% of all publicly disclosed ransomware activity during Q3 2025.

The government sector reported 28 ransomware attacks in Q3 2025.

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

10% of organizations in the government sector experienced ransomware incidents annually.

In the UAE, 30% of respondents don’t trust government services with their identity data.

56% of Government bodies in the UK reported a breach in the past year alone.

Government, Non-Profit, and Telecoms sectors have the weakest protection against bots.

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.