The number of cyber-attacks against websites in the UAE during the first four months of the current year reached 155, compared to 297 attacks during the same period of 2017, a decline of 48 percent.<\/p>\n
The decrease from January to April reflects the significant success of the “National IT Emergency Response Team” of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, in deterring hacking attempts.<\/p>\n
According to the TRA\u2019s statistics, cyber-attacks during the first four months of the current year mainly targeted government and private sector websites.<\/p>\n
Forty-five cyber-attacks involving fraud and phishing were recorded during that period, and a further 26 cyber-attacks aimed to leak information. The other attacks involved defamation and other purposes.<\/p>\n
The authority\u2019s statistics also showed that 85 attacks had a medium impact, 35 had a low impact, and 35 attacks had a major impact.<\/p>\n
The TRA\u2019s list of major cyber-attack risks includes the vulnerability of Internet Explorer, the smart installer of Cisco, hidden programmes included in Microsoft updates, the Ziklon programme, and the ransom programme for the known e-cloud.<\/p>\n
The TRA is working to raise awareness on how to counter malicious programmes, by holding seminars and awareness programmes for the entire community.<\/p>\n
The TRA requires all authorities to follow its information security policies and back up their data on devices that are not connected to the internet. It also recently launched a campaign, titled, “They Do Not Deceive You,” as part of its duty to raise community awareness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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