Almost 16,000 cyber attacks against Hertfordshire County Council in just three months
That's a rate of 181 a day
Almost 16,000 cyber ‘attacks’ were made against Hertfordshire County Council between January and March this year, according to the latest figures.
The data is included in a report due to be presented to a meeting of the council’s resources and performance cabinet panel on Wednesday (June 9).
It says the exact number of attacks – between January 1 and March 31 this year – was 15,964.
That’s a rate of 181 cyber attacks a day.
According to the report, it’s phishing attempts – where attempts are made to get recipients to share data – that are the biggest risk to county council security.
The report states: ” . . . there were 15,964 Cyber Security attacks on county council systems with all attempts successfully repelled.
“Email phishing attempts continue to be the highest threat.”