Verified cyberincident context · Cyprus / Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024
Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 incident-handling context
Market context — not industry-specific evidence
Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY context states that more than 500 reported incidents were handled by the National CSIRT in 2024. The finance sector accounted for 24% of reported incidents, telecommunications for 19%, and energy for 14%. Top attack vectors included phishing, malware deployment, and distributed denial-of-service attacks — no numeric percentage metrics are admitted for those attack vectors in this phase. These figures apply to reported incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY only and must not be presented as all cyber incidents in Cyprus, total Cyprus business incident prevalence, or industry-specific evidence.
Reported incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY — Cyprus 2024
- More than 500 reported incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY in 2024
- 500
- Unit
- more than 500 reported incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY in 2024 — source states more than 500
- Period
- Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 reported incident-handling and affected-sector context.
- Scope
- Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 incident context
The Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY handled more than 500 reported incidents in 2024. This value refers to incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY and is not a count of all cyber incidents in Cyprus.
Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 reported incident-handling context only. The "more than 500" value refers to incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY and must not be presented as all cyber incidents in Cyprus or confirmed compromised organisations. Not total Cyprus business incident prevalence and not industry-specific evidence.
National CSIRT-CY incident sector share breakdown — Cyprus 2024
- Finance sector — 24% of National CSIRT-CY reported incidents in 2024
- 24%
- Unit
- percent of reported incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY in 2024 in the finance sector
- Period
- Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 reported incident-handling and affected-sector context.
- Scope
- Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 incident context
- Telecommunications sector — 19% of National CSIRT-CY reported incidents in 2024
- 19%
- Unit
- percent of reported incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY in 2024 in the telecommunications sector
- Period
- Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 reported incident-handling and affected-sector context.
- Scope
- Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 incident context
- Energy sector — 14% of National CSIRT-CY reported incidents in 2024
- 14%
- Unit
- percent of reported incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY in 2024 in the energy sector
- Period
- Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 reported incident-handling and affected-sector context.
- Scope
- Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 incident context
National CSIRT-CY 2024 reported incident-handling sector share context only. The 24%, 19%, and 14% sector shares apply to reported incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY in 2024 only and must not be presented as all-Cyprus sector incident prevalence, all-business sector prevalence, or BilgeQor industry-specific evidence. The three sectors shown are a subset of affected sectors and do not sum to 100%.
Scope: Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY context. The "more than 500" value refers to incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY in 2024 and must not be presented as all cyber incidents in Cyprus or confirmed compromised organisations. The 24%, 19%, and 14% sector shares apply to reported incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY only; they must not be presented as all-Cyprus sector incident prevalence, all-business sector prevalence, or BilgeQor industry-specific evidence. The three sector shares are a subset of affected sectors and do not sum to 100%. No numeric percentage metrics are admitted for phishing, malware deployment, or DDoS attack vectors in this phase. These figures do not measure total Cyprus business incident prevalence, hidden incident prevalence, population-wide victimisation rates, all-sector incident totals, industry-specific evidence, compliance achievement, certification, or security outcomes.
Methodology: Official Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY context. The admitted indicators describe National CSIRT-CY 2024 reported incident-handling volume and affected-sector distribution. The "more than 500" value refers to incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY and must not be presented as all cyber incidents in Cyprus or confirmed compromised organisations. The 24%, 19%, and 14% sector shares apply only to reported incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY in 2024; they must not be presented as all-Cyprus sector incident prevalence, all-business sector prevalence, or BilgeQor industry-specific evidence. The three sector shares shown are a subset of affected sectors and do not sum to 100%. Top attack vectors including phishing, malware deployment, and distributed denial-of-service attacks are admitted as qualitative context only; no numeric percentage metrics are admitted for those attack vectors in this phase. Do not present any admitted indicator as total Cyprus business incident prevalence, hidden incident prevalence, population-wide victimisation rate, all-sector incident rate, all-Cyprus cyberattack volume, industry-specific evidence, compliance achievement, certification, proof of security, or guaranteed protection.
Accessible data table
| Metric | Value | Source | Scope | Reporting period |
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| More than 500 reported incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY in 2024 | 500 more than 500 reported incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY in 2024 — source states more than 500 | Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY, Strengthening National Cyber Resilience Amid Global Challenges, 2025 | Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 incident context | Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 reported incident-handling and affected-sector context. |
| Finance sector — 24% of National CSIRT-CY reported incidents in 2024 | 24% percent of reported incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY in 2024 in the finance sector | Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY, Strengthening National Cyber Resilience Amid Global Challenges, 2025 | Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 incident context | Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 reported incident-handling and affected-sector context. |
| Telecommunications sector — 19% of National CSIRT-CY reported incidents in 2024 | 19% percent of reported incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY in 2024 in the telecommunications sector | Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY, Strengthening National Cyber Resilience Amid Global Challenges, 2025 | Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 incident context | Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 reported incident-handling and affected-sector context. |
| Energy sector — 14% of National CSIRT-CY reported incidents in 2024 | 14% percent of reported incidents handled by National CSIRT-CY in 2024 in the energy sector | Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY, Strengthening National Cyber Resilience Amid Global Challenges, 2025 | Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 incident context | Cyprus Digital Security Authority / National CSIRT-CY 2024 reported incident-handling and affected-sector context. |