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We are the Computer Security and Incident Response Team (CSIRT) for the Janet network. Part of Jisc's Security Operations Centre, our mission is to safeguard the current and future network security of Janet (steering the security policies for all Janet connections) and of our customers, creating a secure environment to conduct your online activities. Our primary function is monitor and resolve any security incidents that occur on the Janet network, with specialists tracking a range of platforms, including Unix, Linux and Windows.

Incident Statistics for January 2018

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - 10:51

These statistics only relate to information collated by Janet CSIRT and do not provide an accurate sample of security activity across the research and education sectors. The figures are frequently more closely correlated to the activity of CSIRT and our detection of events rather than their actual rates of incidence.

For example: a successful investigation by researchers into a botnet will cause that month's malware figures to rise even though the malware may have been active in previous months.

Further information on our classification scheme is available.

Csirt Incident Type Name Number Of Incidents
Compromise 524  
Copyright 96  
Denial of Service 188  
General Query 26  
LEA Query 3  
Malware 332  
Misconfiguration 12  
Other 1  
Phishing 3  
Scanning 10  
Social Engineering 0  
Unauthorised Use 13  
Unclassified 0  
Undetermined 0  
Unsolicited Bulk Email 10