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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, government had 26% of vulnerable assets across cloud, APIs, and web applications.
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.
Top 5 industries by web‑app vulnerability: Education: 35.3%, Retail: 30.9%, Government: 30.4%, Professional Services: 30.1%, Media: 25.7%.
In one analysis, the government sector had 18.5% vulnerable APIs.
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.
A significant concern regarding AI is cyberattacks becoming more sophisticated due to AI, noted by 82% of state and local government IT leaders.
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%.
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.
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.
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.
70% of surveyed state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) organizations cite lack of sufficient funding as their top security concern
Survey respondents estimated that approximately 16% of budgets could be saved by tackling fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) in general.
The greatest benefit cited ( 57% ) among those already using AI is greater workforce efficiency.
A staggering 96% of respondents said FWA has negatively impacted citizen trust in their agency and its programs.
Nearly a third face significant resource limitations in fighting FWA.