Despite this, cyberattacks continue to plague many business enterprises across the country. Kenya reported more than 56 million cyber threats for the quarter ended December 2020, according to the latest Communication Authority (CA) data. This is a 59 per cent increase from 35.2 million threats detected in the previous quarter. Some 26.6 million cyber threats occurred between April and June in 2019, according to the National Kenya Computer Incident Response Team Coordination Centre. Another report on the state of national security indicates that by November 2020, Kenya reported six million cyber attacks that happened in 2019 targeting both government and private institutions, according to the annual report presented in Parliament.

Source: The Star February 18, 2021 10:40 UTC