A report by the privacy group Big Brother Watch has found that more than a quarter of the UK's councils, 114 in total, have suffered cybersecurity breaches in earlier this month. Twenty-five councils had experienced data losses or breaches as a result of the attacks. The research found the majority of attacks came from phishing emails that were designed to trick staff into providing passwords and other secret data. The statistics revealed that staff are often let down by insufficient cybersecurity training, with 16% of councils not providing any at all.
A report by the privacy group Big Brother Watch has found that more than a quarter of the UK's councils, 114 in total, have suffered cybersecurity breaches in the past five years. Twenty-five councils had experienced data losses or breaches as a result of the attacks. The research found the majority of attacks came from phishing emails that were designed to trick staff into providing passwords and other secret data. The statistics revealed that staff are often let down by insufficient cybersecurity training, with 16% of councils not providing any at all.