Mobile, IoT, And OT Risks Converge In The Public Sector
Zscaler, Thursday, November 6th, 2025
Connected technology is central to how governments, healthcare providers, and schools operate today. We see it all around us: public safety cameras across cities, medical devices in hospitals, and digital learning tools used in classrooms every day. But with this dependence comes exposure and risk.
Threat actors are increasingly targeting vulnerabilities in mobile devices, IoT systems, and legacy OT environments to gain access to critical environments. And few sectors face higher stakes than the public sector when mobile, IoT, and OT systems are compromised.
New research from Zscaler ThreatLabz reveals a surge in these attacks across government, healthcare, and education over the past year. From Android malware campaigns to IoT botnets overwhelming critical systems, the convergence of connected technologies continues to extend threat actors' reach across public sector infrastructures.