Cyber-attacks in Kenya up by half to hit 56m in three months
Wednesday February 10 2021
By KEVIN ROTICH
Summary
Cyber attacks on Kenyan organisations rose by nearly 50 percent in the last three months of 2020 compared to a similar period the previous year, a new data shows.
This came at a time when organisations adopted remote working systems as well as ecommerce tools amid Covid-19 lockdown measures.
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) data shows that more than 56 million cyber threats were detected nationwide in comparison to 37.1 million in 2019.
Cyber attacks on Kenyan organisations rose by nearly 50 percent in the last three months of 2020 compared to a similar period the previous year, a new data shows.
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