This statistic presents the number of cyber attacks directed against the U.S. government in FY 2017 by attack vector. During the reported period, the U.S. government encountered 7,328 e-mail or phishing attacks. CFO Act agencies accounted for the majority of cyber attacks.
Number of reported cyber attacks directed against the U.S. government in FY 2018, by attack vector
CFO Act agencies are those agencies designated in the CFO Act (with the addition of DHS and minus the Federal Emergency Management Agency). In practice, the CFO Act agencies are the 24 largest Federal agencies in terms of budget; the 23
civilian CFO Act agencies are the CFO Act agencies minus the Department of Defense.
US-CERT is a division within DHS charged with responding to major information security incidents
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US Office of Management and Budget. (August 23, 2019). Number of reported cyber attacks directed against the U.S. government in FY 2018, by attack vector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 15, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/697279/us-government-attacks-cyber-security-vector/
US Office of Management and Budget. "Number of reported cyber attacks directed against the U.S. government in FY 2018, by attack vector." Chart. August 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 15, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/697279/us-government-attacks-cyber-security-vector/
US Office of Management and Budget. (2019). Number of reported cyber attacks directed against the U.S. government in FY 2018, by attack vector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 15, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/697279/us-government-attacks-cyber-security-vector/
US Office of Management and Budget. "Number of Reported Cyber Attacks Directed against The U.S. Government in Fy 2018, by Attack Vector." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/697279/us-government-attacks-cyber-security-vector/
US Office of Management and Budget, Number of reported cyber attacks directed against the U.S. government in FY 2018, by attack vector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/697279/us-government-attacks-cyber-security-vector/ (last visited August 15, 2020)
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