Federal Agencies Faced 31,107 Cybersecurity Incidents in 2018
Federal agencies endured 31,107 cybersecurity incidents in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, a 12-percent decrease over the 35,277 incidents that agencies reported in FY 2017.
According to the FISMA FY 2018 Annual Report to Congress, no federal agency during FY 2018 had a major cybersecurity incident. "While this is encouraging, drawing conclusions based on this data point, particularly as agencies have adjusted to several new sets of reporting guidelines over the last few years, would be concerning,” says the report. “[E]mail-based threats remain prevalent, with email/phishing continuing to be a highly-targeted attack vector.”