Malicious email volume
Dear Invest Northern Ireland,
Please find below my FOI request regarding malicious emails sent to the department.
The date range for the request is for 2022. The data shall include a breakdown by individual departments (e.g. separate departments, agencies, or public bodies within the main government agency), if applicable. Where data isn't available for the entire year, please provide the data and timescale it relates to (e.g. X emails over the last 90 days).
1. How many malicious emails have been successfully blocked/detected?
2. If possible, please provide a breakdown of figures by malicious email type, e.g. spam, malware, phishing, and ransomware.
3. What percentage of malicious emails were opened by staff?
4. What percentage of malicious links in the emails were clicked on by staff?
5. How many email accounts/employees are there within your department?
Yours faithfully,
Rebecca Moody
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From: Rebecca Moody <[FOI #942488 email]>
Sent: 26 January 2023 18:26
To: FOI Invest Northern Ireland <[Invest NI request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Malicious email volume
Dear Invest Northern Ireland,
Please find below my FOI request regarding malicious emails sent to the
department.
The date range for the request is for 2022. The data shall include a
breakdown by individual departments (e.g. separate departments, agencies,
or public bodies within the main government agency), if applicable. Where
data isn't available for the entire year, please provide the data and
timescale it relates to (e.g. X emails over the last 90 days).
1. How many malicious emails have been successfully blocked/detected?
2. If possible, please provide a breakdown of figures by malicious email
type, e.g. spam, malware, phishing, and ransomware.
3. What percentage of malicious emails were opened by staff?
4. What percentage of malicious links in the emails were clicked on by
staff?
5. How many email accounts/employees are there within your department?
Yours faithfully,
Rebecca Moody
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Clodagh
Clodagh Claxton
Information Governance officer
Information Governance Team
Invest Northern Ireland, Bedford Square, Bedford Street. Belfast. BT2 7ES.
Direct T: +44 (0) 28 9069 8864
Email: [1][email address]
[2]www.investni.com [3]www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk
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From: Rebecca Moody <[FOI #942488 email]>
Sent: 26 January 2023 18:26
To: FOI Invest Northern Ireland <[Invest NI request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Malicious email volume
Dear Invest Northern Ireland,
Please find below my FOI request regarding malicious emails sent to the
department.
The date range for the request is for 2022. The data shall include a
breakdown by individual departments (e.g. separate departments, agencies,
or public bodies within the main government agency), if applicable. Where
data isn't available for the entire year, please provide the data and
timescale it relates to (e.g. X emails over the last 90 days).
1. How many malicious emails have been successfully blocked/detected?
2. If possible, please provide a breakdown of figures by malicious email
type, e.g. spam, malware, phishing, and ransomware.
3. What percentage of malicious emails were opened by staff?
4. What percentage of malicious links in the emails were clicked on by
staff?
5. How many email accounts/employees are there within your department?
Yours faithfully,
Rebecca Moody
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