Cyber-attack information
Dear University of Cambridge, could you please forward these questions onto the correct department and/or personnel.
1) Between September 2016 - December 2017, has your university been targeted via a cyber-attack?
A) - Yes
B) - No
2) Between September 2016 - December 2017, how many cyber-attacks has your university encountered?
A) - Under 50 attacks
B) - 50 - 100 attacks
C) - 150 - 200 attacks
D) - Greater than 200 attacks
3) Between September 2016 - December 2017, which cyber-attacks has your university encountered? (Please choose which are applicable.)
A) - Phishing attacks
B) - Spear phishing attacks
C) - Ransomware attacks
D) - SQL injection attacks
E) - Rootkit attacks
4) How many phishing attacks has your university encountered?
(Please base your answer between September 2016 - December 2017.)
A) - Under 100 attacks
B) - 100 - 200 attacks
C) - 300 - 400 attacks
D) - Greater than 400 attacks
5) From research, many universities across the country have been targeted via a number of phishing campaigns. What impact have they had on your university?
6) From research, there has been successful phishing campaigns across many universities. When considering that both students and lecturers can be victims, who has been affected the most?
A) - Students
B) - Lecturers
7) How many targeted spear phishing attacks has your university encountered?
A) - Under 25 attacks
B) - 25 - 50 attacks
C) - 50 - 75 attacks
D) - 75 - 100 attacks
E) - Greater than 100 attacks
8) What impact has spear phishing attacks had on your university?
9) How many ransomware attacks has your university encountered?
(Please base your answer between September 2016 - December 2017.)
A) - Under 25 attacks
B) - 25 - 50 attacks
C) - 50 - 75 attacks
D) - 75 - 100 attacks
E) - Over 100 attacks
10) When a Ransomware attack was triggered, how quickly was it resolved?
A) - Resolved Immediately
B) - Resolved within and under 24 hours
C) - Resolved between 1 - 2 days
D) - Resolved after 3 or more days
11) Considering that ransomware affects the availability of a system or systems,
please describe the impact that ransomware has had on your university institution.
12) How many SQL injection attacks has your university encountered?
(when contemplating the number of attacks, please include attempted attacks and
unfortunate successful attacks and Please base your answer between September 2016 - December 2017.)
A) - Under 100 attacks
B) - 100 - 200 attacks
C) - 200 - 300 attacks
D) - 300 - 400 attacks
E) - Over 400 attacks
13) What impact has SQL injection attacks had on your university?
14) How many rootkit attacks has your university encountered?
A) - Under 5 attacks
B) - 5 - 10 attacks
C) - 10 - 20 attacks
D) - Over 20 attacks
15) What impact has rootkit attacks had on your university?
16) When considering the different types of cyber-attacks, that many university institutions are targeted with, how would you class your current and existing security controls?
A) - Inadequate
B) - Good
C) - Adequate
D) - Excellent
17) Do you believe your existing and current IT infrastructure will protect you from cyber-attacks that may occur in the next 18 months?
A) - Yes
B) - No
18) Should more funding be given to IT Security to help improve and maintain the current security that is already in place within your university institution?
A) - Yes
B) - No
Yours faithfully,
Jordan Gifford
This is to acknowledge receipt of your request for information. Your reference number is given in the subject line of this email. We will respond on or before 28 February 2018.
Regards,
Freedom of Information Office
University of Cambridge
Registrary's Office, The Old Schools
Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TN
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Further to your request for information, please find attached the University’s response.
Regards,
Freedom of Information Office
University of Cambridge
Registrary's Office, The Old Schools
Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TN
T: (01223 7)64142
F: (01223 3)32332
E: [email address]
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