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Government & Defense

Public sector and defense face state-level adversaries and the highest impact — citizen data, election integrity, and operational continuity of essential services.

Sector Focus

Why government needs specialized security

Government agencies and defense contractors face APT-level threats, state-sponsored campaigns, and continuous reconnaissance. Compliance is multi-layered: classified data, election integrity, citizen privacy, and supply chain attestation.

Sector Reality
72%
of state attacks target government or defense
$8.75M
average cost of a public sector breach
~21
documented APT groups targeting LATAM governments
increase in public sector attacks since 2020
Main Threats

Why government needs specialized security

State-sponsored APT campaigns

Prolonged intrusions targeting classified data and policies.

Supply chain compromise

Pivoting from vendors and contractors into agency networks.

Insider threat and privilege abuse

Credentialed personnel, credential theft, lateral movement.

Election integrity and e-voting

Tabulation integrity, voter roll tampering, end-to-end auditability.

Ransomware in public services

Municipal services, courts, and registries held hostage.

Citizen data leaks

Mass exposure of registries and benefits programs.

Compliance & Frameworks
Standard requires penetration testing or a security assessment