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Statewide, MoDOT maintains thousands of computer devices. Keeping those computers safe from outside threats is a 24 hour responsibility that relies on the latest security measures.

For the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, MoDOT received a total of 24,441 emails containing malicious content (links and/or attachments) that were delivered to user inboxes. Of those 24,441 emails, nine recipients clicked on the links or attachments. Among those nine clicks, seven were blocked at the time of the click, while the remaining two were permitted.

This quarter saw an increase in the number of malicious emails delivered to user inboxes. The current high is 30,536 malicious emails delivered in the third quarter of FY 2026. Out of the 92 days in this quarter, there were only 11 days when MoDOT did not receive a malicious email directly in a user’s inbox. These emails came from 21 campaigns involving seven threat actors.

MoDOT continues to emphasize cybersecurity and provide training for all department computer users. The cybersecurity oversight team works to identify areas of vulnerability and deploy solutions to address risk. In addition, MoDOT utilizes the Office of Administration’s network firewall services, endpoint cybersecurity detection, and remediation services to provide increased cyber protection.

Purpose of the Measure:

This measure reports MoDOT's average click rate on malicious email links and attachments. Using this measure, MoDOT can compare performance to previous quarters and make adjustments in the security training program to reflect the observed trend.

Measurement and Data Collection:

The incident data for this measure is captured from MoDOT's e-mail security platform.
The target for this measure is zero clicks.