Dear Rebecca,

We acknowledge receipt of your request for information made under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000

We will respond within 20 working days

Regards

Yours sincerely

Guy Attenborough

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E: [1][email address]
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From: Rebecca Moody <[2][FOI #805618 email]>
Date: 11 November 2021 at 19:05:43 GMT
To: FOI requests at AHDB <[3][AHDB request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Malicious email volume

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Dear Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board,

Please find below my FOI request regarding malicious emails sent to the
department.

The date range for the requests is from 2018 to present day. The data
shall include a breakdown by year and by individual departments (e.g.
separate departments, agencies, or public bodies within the main
government agency), if applicable.

1. How many malicious emails have been successfully blocked?
2. What percentage of malicious emails were opened by staff?
3. What percentage of malicious links in the emails were clicked on by
staff?
4. How many ransomware attacks were blocked by the department?
5. How many ransomware attacks were successful?

Yours faithfully,
Rebecca Moody

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Dear Rebecca

Please find below the information you requested under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000

We do not collect statistics by department or any other sub-division of
AHDB, therefore information provided applies to AHDB in its’ entirety

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Question | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | (to |
| | | | |31/10/21) |
|-----------------------------+---------+----------+----------+----------|
|How many malicious emails |Data not | 4961 | 5653 | 2139 |
|have been successfully |available| | | |
|blocked? | | | | |
|-----------------------------+---------+----------+----------+----------|
|What percentage of malicious |Data not | 0.004% | 0.002% | 0.004% |
|emails were opened by staff? |available| | | |
|(*) | | | | |
|-----------------------------+---------+----------+----------+----------|
|What percentage of malicious |Data not | 30% | 33% | 22% |
|links in the emails were |available| | | |
|clicked on by staff? (**) | | | | |
|-----------------------------+---------+----------+----------+----------|
|How many ransomware attacks |Data not | Not | Not | Not |
|were blocked by the |available| reported | reported | reported |
|department? | |separately|separately|separately|
|-----------------------------+---------+----------+----------+----------|
|How many ransomware attacks |Data not | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|were successful? |available| | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

(*) calculated as a percentage of total malicious emails (blocked and
unblocked)

(**) calculated as a percentage of malicious emails opened by staff

Regards

Yours sincerely

Guy Attenborough

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Guy Attenborough  / Corporate Affairs Director
Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board    
E: [1][email address]
M: 07887896082

From: Guy Attenborough
Sent: 12 November 2021 08:01
To: [FOI #805618 email]
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Malicious email volume

Dear Rebecca,

We acknowledge receipt of your request for information made under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000

We will respond within 20 working days

Regards

Yours sincerely

Guy Attenborough

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Guy Attenborough  / Corporate Affairs Director
Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board    
E: [2][email address]
M: 07887896082

From: Rebecca Moody <[3][FOI #805618 email]>
Date: 11 November 2021 at 19:05:43 GMT
To: FOI requests at AHDB <[4][AHDB request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Malicious email volume

[You don't often get email from
[5][FOI #805618 email]. Learn why this is
important at [6]http://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentifica...

EXTERNAL: This email originated from outside of the organisation. Be
careful clicking links or opening attachments.

Dear Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board,

Please find below my FOI request regarding malicious emails sent to the
department.

The date range for the requests is from 2018 to present day. The data
shall include a breakdown by year and by individual departments (e.g.
separate departments, agencies, or public bodies within the main
government agency), if applicable.

1. How many malicious emails have been successfully blocked?
2. What percentage of malicious emails were opened by staff?
3. What percentage of malicious links in the emails were clicked on by
staff?
4. How many ransomware attacks were blocked by the department?
5. How many ransomware attacks were successful?

Yours faithfully,
Rebecca Moody

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