Local authorities still at high risk of data breach incidents
A series of Freedom of Information (FoI) requests targeting local authorities across the UK shows that public sector organisations continue to struggle with data security, with thousands of breaches and incidents reported during 2024. The figures, compiled by Apricorn and collected from 27 UK councils, indicate that over 2,400 suspected data breaches occurred across the sector […]
Councils not sufficiently protected from cyber crime
Nearly half (49%) of the UK’s local councils have been targeted by a cyber attack since the start of 2017. That’s according to research from insurance broker Gallagher, which says councils where hit by more than 263 million cyber-attacks in the first half of 2019, averaging 800 attacks per hour. The average successful cyber-attack on […]