Councils across Northern Ireland are acting to combat the current “heightened” threat of cyber attacks.
ne council has admitted it is dealing with “daily” attempted attacks on its computer systems.
This follows the Sunday Independent last week revealing that another council is currently restricting access to its website to UK and Ireland users only. Derry City and Strabane District Council took the decision after a number of recent security alerts.
Other councils in the North have also been looking at ways to step up their online security.
A new cyber security forum has been set up to allow the 11 councils to share warnings and advice on how they are dealing with the issue.
A spokesperson for Newry, Mourne and Down District Council said they are dealing with daily attempted attacks on their computer systems.
“These have so far been unsuccessful,” the spokesperson said.
“The council is aware of the heightened cyber threat and is working with the National Cyber Security Centre, peer groups, industry experts, insurance providers, service providers and staff to continually increase our resilience.”
Lisburn and Castlereagh Borough Council has recently increased the provision of security awareness training for staff in response to the “heightened security threat”.
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