Malicious email volume
Dear Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs,
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
Dear Rebecca
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your email to the ACAF requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act).
Your request for information is as follows:
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?
Response
I can confirm that the Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs does not hold the information you have requested.
Your request has been handled by the FSA who provide Secretariat support to the ACAF. If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me on the details provided in the footer of this letter. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
If you are not satisfied with the way the FSA has handled your request for information, you should write within 40 working days of the date of this letter to the FOI Team, and ask for an internal review. They will arrange for the Complaints Coordinator to conduct the review. Their address is Food Standards Agency, Floors 6 and 7 Clive House, 70 Petty France, Westminster, London SW1H 9EX (email: [email address]).
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the FSA. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF or through the website at: www.ico.gov.uk.
Yours sincerely
Nat Gladstone
Evidence Coordination and SAC Administration Manager
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