"1 in 4 Cyberattacks Handled by U.K.'s NCSC Were Related to COVID-19"

The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Center's (NCSC) annual threat report revealed that U.K. organizations experienced an average of 60 cyberattacks per month from September 2019 to August 2020. The NCSC's defense system stopped more than 15,000 COVID-19 related malicious campaigns. According to the report, one in four security incidents handled by the NCSC involved the exploitation of the pandemic. This article continues to discuss the COVID-19 related cyberattacks handled by the U.K.'s NCSC and the organization's work to help frontline healthcare providers defeat cyber threats. 

CISOMAG reports "1 in 4 Cyberattacks Handled by U.K.'s NCSC Were Related to COVID-19"