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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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Privacy and security (48%) and ensuring their organization uses AI responsibly (43%) were among the top three challenges keeping government fraud fighters up at night
85% of respondents listed fighting fraud as a top five priority.
70% of the surveyed government fraud fighters have seen an uptick in AI-powered fraud attacks in the last five years.
Respondents cited gaps in analytical skills (48%), technology (40%), and budgets (24%) among the limiting factors in fighting FWA.
97% expect to use GenAI within the next two years.
Only 1 in 10 agencies have all the tools and resources they need to fight FWA.
Of the 1,100 government fraud fighters surveyed, nearly all claimed their agencies were victims of AI-powered fraud schemes.
Current AI adoption rates for addressing FWA are relatively low, with about half of those surveyed using AI.
Among those already using AI to confront FWA, nearly 40% cite better prioritization of fraud alerts and quicker identification of FWA as benefits.
The use of network analysis for fraud detection is expected to expand from 32% to 87%.
Nearly a third face significant resource limitations in fighting FWA.
Slightly over a quarter of those surveyed are using Generative AI (GenAI) for addressing FWA.
Fraudsters were about four times more likely to use stolen identities instead of synthetic identities.
International bad actors were responsible for up to 12% of all incoming applications for government services and/or loans in the study.
Fraud costs the federal government upwards of $500 billion annually.
At least 1 in 4 fraud attempts targeted more than one government agency at once.
44% of hacktivist attacks in 2024 targeted government and military entities.
Government (9.5%) was the 4th most targeted industry.
72% agreed or strongly agreed that they are "concerned about my personal data being accessed and used inappropriately by the government".
Aside from the 89% of people concerned about their data being "accessed and used inappropriately by the government," another 50% said they were concerned about wrongful government access of their "private conversations".