Security events Anacom doubled but without significant impact – telecommunications
In 2024, “companies that provide 82 security services services have been informed to Anakom, more than double the previous year.Referring to the last six years of trend, there is a reduction in the number of security events, ”the regulator said.
However, “Registered events do not have a very important impact on “because” it has influenced more than 500,000 users Or access to less than 3,000 square kilometers “.
Most notifications received by Anacom’s Reporting Center ”ALHAs in providing goods or services of third parties; After accidents or natural phenomena; And thirdly, maintenance or ‘hardware’ or ‘software’ issues. These three reasons are represented 99% of the reported security events.
Between 2015 and 2024, “events that have been associated with external factors in this field are more than 75%preferred.”
According to Anacom, “As in the previous year, there were a large number of events“The third and fourth quarter is the regulator. The last quarter has been recorded in the highest number of notifications.
According to Anakom, Porto and Vice districts have recorded a large number of events in electronic communication networks and services.
“Most security events have had a simultaneous impact on more than one public communication service available to the public” and the fixed internet facility with 43% of the total security events is highly affected.
The television service is followed by a fixed telephone service (40%) and subscription (26%).
Last year, “The total impact duration is 2,570 hours, which adapts to a very significant increase compared to 2023 (480 hours) and over the past five years. “
Already The average duration of the impact of the incident also recorded a significant increase compared to 2023, 17 to 57 hours“.
This high value “is associated with eight events involved Destroy fiber optic cables (traces of air) in areas affected by forest fires, they are in Vice District“.
Of the 82 security events, “four were covered nationally, the rest had a significant impact on the networks and services of the mainland of Portugal.”
In connection with the 82 incidents registered in 2024, the public was informed in 13 cases.
