The UAE succeeded in countering about 100,000 electronic attacks during the month of June, from the computer emergency response team at the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.
According to the Emirates News Agency, the attacks varied between malware (73%), searches for security vulnerabilities (15%), and phishing attacks (12%), The team also handled 407 cyber incidents.
The announcement of the efforts made by the Computer Emergency Response Team came within the monthly report issued today by the General Authority for Communications Regulation and reviewed efforts to prevent and address cyber attacks that have been exposed to the federal authorities Only in the country, the report has been published on its website.
The report shows that cyber incidents were categorized in terms of severity by 350 moderate-to-severe, 52 severe, and 5 low-intensity incidents, and the report published the common attacks during the month of June, which included malicious programs from CVI Class.
The report included a review of the awareness efforts made by the authority, which included organizing 2085 awareness workshops in addition to holding 150 training courses.
It is noteworthy that the National Computer Emergency Response Team was established in accordance with Ministerial Council of Services Resolution No. 5/89 / for the year 2008 with the aim of improving information security practices and protecting and supporting the structure The digital infrastructure of the UAE's vital sectors from risks and cyber attacks, and building a safe culture to prevent IT crime.
