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Biggest U.S. government cyber security problems according to U.S. adults 2017

Biggest cyber security problems facing the U.S. government according to adults in the United States as of January 2017

The data describes a ranking of the largest cyber security problems facing the U.S. government according to adults in the U.S. During the January 2017 survey period, 72% of respondents stated that hacking by foreign governments was the U.S. government's largest cyber security problem.

Hacking by foreign governments	72
Securing confidential intelligence reports	23
Securing citizen records (ex. IRS filings)	17
Eavesdropping through smart technology	11
Securing records of military personnel	11
Interfering with elections through propaganda	10
Interfering with elections by hacking the counting of ballots	8

Biggest U.S. government cyber security problems according to U.S. adults 2017

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