For the report, SecurityScorecard analyzed more than 500 federal, state and local government agencies and compared the combined group to 17 other industries on 10 security risk categories: web applications; network security; leaked credentials; hacker chatter; social engineering; exposed administrative portals; Domain Name System health; patching cadence; endpoint security; and malware presence.
Here is the overall industry ranking.
1. Food
2. Entertainment
3. Retail
4. Information services
5. Financial services
6. Technology
7. Legal
8. Hospitality
9. Nonprofit
10. Manufacturing
11. Transportation
12. Construction
13. Healthcare
14. Energy
15. Pharmaceutical
16. Government
17. Telecommunications
18. Education
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