There were more than 430,000 cyber attacks on Hertfordshire County Council in just three months
There were 438,656 cyber attacks on computer systems at Hertfordshire County Council over the summer months this year (2018).
The data – for June, July and August – includes attacks on servers, remote attacks, malware and ‘phishing’ attacks.
The figure is included in a ‘resources report’ that was presented to a meeting of the council’s resources and performance cabinet panel on Friday (December 14).
According to the report all attempts were “successfully repelled”.
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