Information requested
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).
- How many malicious emails have been successfully blocked/detected?
- If possible, please provide a breakdown of figures by malicious email type, e.g. spam, malware, phishing, and ransomware.
- What percentage of malicious emails were opened by staff?
- What percentage of malicious links in the emails were clicked on by staff?
- How many email accounts/employees are there within your department?’
NHSCFA response
1 & 2,
For 2022, the total figures for NHS Counter Fraud Authority are as follows:
Total Blocked | Policy | Spam | Advanced Threat Detected | Virus | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
25178 | 2374 | 13508 | 177 | 8 | 8892 |
The data is not broken down by departments.
- What percentage of malicious emails were opened by staff?
0%
- What percentage of malicious links in the emails were clicked on by staff? –
0%
- How many email accounts / employees are there within your department? –
195 User mailboxes
174 employees