Leeds City Council repelling 'constant' cyber attacks
That’s according to a senior officer at the authority, who said work was ongoing to ensure the council’s systems were safe from malicious and accidental security threats to its systems.
It follows a report into the council’s risk management which claimed a cyber attack was “probable” and, if successful, could bring some services to a “standstill”.
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Hide AdThe officer told the authority’s scrutiny committee meeting: “This is a key risk and every day we are repelling attacks on the authority’s systems.
“We are ensuring that all our systems are up to date, so we can continue to receive government’s public network certificates.