CERT Report

CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) is the official Government body set up to handle cyber security issues.

They have recently released their report for the last quarter of 2018 which provides an overview of the cyber security events reported between 1 October and 31 December 2018. It offers insights on incident types, how they operate and how you can best mitigate the risk.

Here are the key statistics:

• 1,333 incident reports were received in quarter four, up 53% from quarter three.

• $5.9 million in reported losses up $3m from quarter three.

• 783 reports were about individuals, up 103% from quarter three.

• Malware reports continued to increase with 48 reports, more than double the amount in quarter three.