Verified cyber threat context · Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026
Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October–December 2025 cyber threat context
Market context — not industry-specific evidence
Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026 states that 4,559,229,985 cyber threat events were detected during October–December 2025, a 441.27% increase compared with July–September 2025. The report also states that 21,815,814 cyber threat advisories were issued during the same period, a 9.34% increase quarter-on-quarter. Detected threat-attempt counts for October–December 2025: malware threat attempts 70,907,781 (123.85% quarter-on-quarter increase), web application attack attempts 11,570,134 (11.07% increase), brute force attack attempts 42,785,432, mobile application attack attempts 310,009 (303.18% increase), DDoS attacks 58,316,952 (1116.06% increase), and system attacks 4,375,339,677. All figures are October–December 2025 quarterly context and must not be presented as full-year 2025 or annual totals. The 4,559,229,985 value refers to cyber threat events detected by National KE-CIRT/CC and must not be presented as confirmed incidents, successful attacks, breached organisations, or all cyber incidents in Kenya.
Cyber threat events detected by National KE-CIRT/CC — Kenya October–December 2025
- 4,559,229,985 cyber threat events detected during October–December 2025
- 4,559,229,985
- Unit
- cyber threat events detected during October-December 2025
- Source
- Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026
- Period
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context.
- Scope
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context
Q2 FY2025–2026 quarterly context. Quarter-on-quarter increase: 441.27% compared with July–September 2025.
Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October–December 2025 quarterly context only. The 4,559,229,985 value refers to cyber threat events detected by National KE-CIRT/CC and must not be presented as confirmed incidents, successful attacks, breached organisations, or all cyber incidents in Kenya. Not full-year 2025 or annual context.
Quarter-on-quarter increase in detected cyber threat events — Kenya October–December 2025
- 441.27% increase in detected cyber threat events compared with July–September 2025
- 441.27%
- Unit
- percent increase in detected cyber threat events compared with July-September 2025
- Source
- Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026
- Period
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context.
- Scope
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context
Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 quarterly comparison context only. The 441.27% figure refers to the quarter-on-quarter change from July–September 2025 to October–December 2025 and must not be presented as a full-year 2025 change or as evidence of confirmed incident growth.
Cyber threat advisories issued by National KE-CIRT/CC — Kenya October–December 2025
- 21,815,814 cyber threat advisories issued during October–December 2025
- 21,815,814
- Unit
- cyber threat advisories issued during October-December 2025
- Source
- Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026
- Period
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context.
- Scope
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context
Q2 FY2025–2026 quarterly context. Quarter-on-quarter increase: 9.34% compared with July–September 2025.
Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October–December 2025 quarterly context only. The 21,815,814 value refers to cyber threat advisories issued in response to detected threat events and must not be presented as incidents, attacks, protected organisations, or proof of protection. Not full-year 2025 or annual context.
Quarter-on-quarter increase in cyber threat advisories — Kenya October–December 2025
- 9.34% increase in cyber threat advisories compared with July–September 2025
- 9.34%
- Unit
- percent increase in cyber threat advisories compared with July-September 2025
- Source
- Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026
- Period
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context.
- Scope
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context
Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 quarterly comparison context only. Must not be presented as full-year 2025 change or advisory effectiveness evidence.
System attacks detected — Kenya October–December 2025
- 4,375,339,677 system attacks during October–December 2025
- 4,375,339,677
- Unit
- system attacks during October-December 2025
- Source
- Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026
- Period
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context.
- Scope
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context
Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October–December 2025 quarterly context only. Must not be presented as confirmed system compromises, all system attacks in Kenya, or annual totals.
DDoS attacks detected — Kenya October–December 2025
- 58,316,952 DDoS attacks during October–December 2025
- 58,316,952
- Unit
- DDoS attacks during October-December 2025
- Source
- Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026
- Period
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context.
- Scope
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context
Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October–December 2025 quarterly context only. Must not be presented as all DDoS attacks in Kenya or annual totals.
Malware threat attempts detected — Kenya October–December 2025
- 70,907,781 malware threat attempts during October–December 2025
- 70,907,781
- Unit
- malware threat attempts during October-December 2025
- Source
- Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026
- Period
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context.
- Scope
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context
Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October–December 2025 quarterly context only. Must not be presented as all malware incidents in Kenya or annual totals.
Brute force attack attempts detected — Kenya October–December 2025
- 42,785,432 brute force attack attempts during October–December 2025
- 42,785,432
- Unit
- brute force attack attempts during October-December 2025
- Source
- Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026
- Period
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context.
- Scope
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context
Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October–December 2025 quarterly context only. Must not be presented as all brute force incidents in Kenya or annual totals.
Web application attack attempts detected — Kenya October–December 2025
- 11,570,134 web application attack attempts during October–December 2025
- 11,570,134
- Unit
- web application attack attempts during October-December 2025
- Source
- Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026
- Period
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context.
- Scope
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context
Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October–December 2025 quarterly context only. Must not be presented as all web application incidents in Kenya or annual totals.
Mobile application attack attempts detected — Kenya October–December 2025
- 310,009 mobile application attack attempts during October–December 2025
- 310,009
- Unit
- mobile application attack attempts during October-December 2025
- Source
- Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026
- Period
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context.
- Scope
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context
Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October–December 2025 quarterly context only. Must not be presented as all mobile application incidents in Kenya or annual totals.
Quarter-on-quarter attack-type increases — Kenya October–December 2025 vs July–September 2025
- Malware threat attempts — 123.85% quarter-on-quarter increase
- 123.85%
- Unit
- percent increase in malware threat attempts compared with July-September 2025
- Source
- Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026
- Period
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context.
- Scope
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context
- Web application attack attempts — 11.07% quarter-on-quarter increase
- 11.07%
- Unit
- percent increase in web application attack attempts compared with July-September 2025
- Source
- Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026
- Period
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context.
- Scope
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context
- Mobile application attack attempts — 303.18% quarter-on-quarter increase
- 303.18%
- Unit
- percent increase in mobile application attack attempts compared with July-September 2025
- Source
- Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026
- Period
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context.
- Scope
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context
- DDoS attacks — 1116.06% quarter-on-quarter increase
- 1,116.06%
- Unit
- percent increase in DDoS attacks compared with July-September 2025
- Source
- Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026
- Period
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context.
- Scope
- Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context
Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 quarterly comparison context only. All percentage values refer to the quarter-on-quarter change from July–September 2025 to October–December 2025 and must not be presented as full-year 2025 changes, confirmed incident rate increases, or all-sector attack prevalence in Kenya.
Source: Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026
Scope: Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026. All admitted metrics are October–December 2025 quarterly context; quarter-on-quarter comparisons reference July–September 2025. The 4,559,229,985 value refers to cyber threat events detected by National KE-CIRT/CC and must not be presented as confirmed incidents, successful attacks, breached organisations, or all cyber incidents in Kenya. The 21,815,814 value refers to cyber threat advisories issued in response to detected threat events and must not be presented as incidents, attacks, protected organisations, or proof of protection. Do not present any admitted indicator as total Kenyan business incident prevalence, hidden incident prevalence, population-wide victimisation rate, all-sector incident rate, confirmed compromise count, breached-organisation count, compliance achievement, certification, proof of security, or guaranteed protection.
Methodology: Official Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC statistics published in Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026 covering October-December 2025. The 4,559,229,985 value refers to cyber threat events detected by National KE-CIRT/CC during October-December 2025 and must not be presented as confirmed incidents, successful attacks, breached organisations, or all cyber incidents in Kenya. The 21,815,814 value refers to cyber threat advisories issued in response to detected threat events and must not be presented as incidents, attacks, protected organisations, or proof of protection. All admitted Kenya metrics are October-December 2025 quarterly context. Do not present them as full-year 2025 or annual totals. Quarter-on-quarter comparisons reference July-September 2025. Do not present any admitted indicator as total Kenyan business incident prevalence, hidden incident prevalence, population-wide victimisation rate, all-sector incident rate, confirmed compromise count, breached-organisation count, compliance achievement, certification, proof of security, or guaranteed protection.
Accessible data table
| Metric | Value | Source | Scope | Reporting period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,559,229,985 cyber threat events detected during October–December 2025 | 4,559,229,985 cyber threat events detected during October-December 2025 | Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026 | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context. |
| 441.27% increase in detected cyber threat events compared with July–September 2025 | 441.27% percent increase in detected cyber threat events compared with July-September 2025 | Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026 | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context. |
| 21,815,814 cyber threat advisories issued during October–December 2025 | 21,815,814 cyber threat advisories issued during October-December 2025 | Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026 | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context. |
| 9.34% increase in cyber threat advisories compared with July–September 2025 | 9.34% percent increase in cyber threat advisories compared with July-September 2025 | Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026 | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context. |
| 4,375,339,677 system attacks during October–December 2025 | 4,375,339,677 system attacks during October-December 2025 | Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026 | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context. |
| 58,316,952 DDoS attacks during October–December 2025 | 58,316,952 DDoS attacks during October-December 2025 | Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026 | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context. |
| 70,907,781 malware threat attempts during October–December 2025 | 70,907,781 malware threat attempts during October-December 2025 | Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026 | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context. |
| 42,785,432 brute force attack attempts during October–December 2025 | 42,785,432 brute force attack attempts during October-December 2025 | Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026 | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context. |
| 11,570,134 web application attack attempts during October–December 2025 | 11,570,134 web application attack attempts during October-December 2025 | Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026 | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context. |
| 310,009 mobile application attack attempts during October–December 2025 | 310,009 mobile application attack attempts during October-December 2025 | Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026 | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context. |
| Malware threat attempts — 123.85% quarter-on-quarter increase | 123.85% percent increase in malware threat attempts compared with July-September 2025 | Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026 | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context. |
| Web application attack attempts — 11.07% quarter-on-quarter increase | 11.07% percent increase in web application attack attempts compared with July-September 2025 | Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026 | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context. |
| Mobile application attack attempts — 303.18% quarter-on-quarter increase | 303.18% percent increase in mobile application attack attempts compared with July-September 2025 | Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026 | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context. |
| DDoS attacks — 1116.06% quarter-on-quarter increase | 1,116.06% percent increase in DDoS attacks compared with July-September 2025 | Communications Authority of Kenya / National KE-CIRT/CC, Cyber Security Report Q2 2025-2026, 2026 | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC Q2 FY2025–2026 cyber threat context | Kenya National KE-CIRT/CC October-December 2025 quarterly cyber threat-event, threat-attempt and advisory context. |