The Emirates Telecommunications Regulatory Authority was able to respond to 123,102 cyberattacks against websites in the UAE during the month of August 2020.
According to the Emirates News Agency, this increased the total number of attacks that the team succeeded in combating during the first eight months of this year to 555,321 attacks, which reflects the literal character. The great advantage of the team, which has become the first barrier against any attacks on websites in the country.
The National Computer Emergency Response Team at the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority was established pursuant to the Ministerial Council for Services Resolution 2008 with the aim of improving information security practices, protecting and supporting the digital infrastructure of vital sectors. In the UAE, from cyber risks and attacks, and building a safe culture to prevent information technology crimes.
and in detail .. on a monthly basis, the monitoring report shows that 74% of the attacks on websites in the UAE during August were malware and 11% were security vulnerabilities. And 16% phishing.
On the other hand, the number of cyber incidents that the computer emergency team succeeded in treating during the month of August reached 210 cases, of which 136 were classified as severe in terms of impact, while there were 69 One moderate impact case and 5 low impact cases.
Incidents of unauthorized access to websites ranked first in the list of cyber incidents, with 77 incidents, while the number of security vulnerabilities incidents reached 30, and 27 incidents were unauthorized activity .
It is noteworthy that the Communications Regulatory Authority, in the context of its awareness role, has organized 220 awareness workshops so far, in addition to holding 80 training courses.
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