Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your request for information which we are processing as a
request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  

We aim to deal with all requests promptly and in any event, no later than
20 working days in line with the statutory requirement.  In this case
09/12/2021.

For information on how we process your personal information please see our
freedom of information request specific [1]privacy notice on the Gambling
Commission website

If you have any queries about this email, please contact us.

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Team

Gambling Commission
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham B2 4BP

This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the
use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have
received this email in error please return it to the address it came from
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Freedom of Information requests can be submitted either by email
([email address]) or by writing to: FOI request Gambling
Commission Victoria Square House Victoria Square Birmingham B2 4BP Please
clearly state that your request is under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Dear Sir

Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

The Gambling Commission’s response to your enquiries are as follows:

1. How many malicious emails have been successfully blocked? 12,028 (95
malware, 11,933 phishing)

2. What percentage of malicious emails were opened by staff? We do not
hold this data

3. What percentage of malicious links in the emails were clicked on by
staff? We have no reported incidents where staff have clicked on a
malicious link in this time period

4. How many ransomware attacks were blocked by the department? We do not
hold this data

5. How many ransomware attacks were successful? None

Please note, we only hold data relevant to the request for the last 90
days, we have run the report for the 90 days prior to 24/11/2021. There
were 719,942 emails recorded in that period.

Review of the decision

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
Freedom of Information request and wish us to conduct a review of our
decision, you should write to FOI Team, Gambling Commission, 4th floor,
Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4BP or by reply to
this email.

If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may then apply
directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally,
the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the
review procedure provided by the Gambling Commission.  The ICO can be
contacted at:  The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Team

Gambling Commission
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham B2 4BP

This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the
use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have
received this email in error please return it to the address it came from
indicating that you are not the intended recipient and delete it from your
system. Do not copy, distribute or take action based on this email.
Freedom of Information requests can be submitted either by email
([email address]) or by writing to: FOI request Gambling
Commission Victoria Square House Victoria Square Birmingham B2 4BP Please
clearly state that your request is under the Freedom of Information Act.