The Italian authority CERT Nazionale operates mainly as a "facilitator" for the solution of cyber incidents at national and transnational level and receives daily reports of incidents related to Italian networks. The reports come from a variety of subjects, from security researchers to international CERTs, from CERTs or SOCs of Italian or foreign companies, to ordinary citizens or private subjects.
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Number of cyber attacks reported to the Italian CERT 2018-2021, by method
Malware attacks represented the most diffused type of cyber attack in Italy from 2018 to 2021, with a total number of *** attacks at the end of the given period. The Italian authority reported close to *** cases of phishing and ** thousand cases of identity theft. The total number of cases reported was higher than in the previous year.
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Associazione Italiana per la Sicurezza Informatica. (March 15, 2022). Number of cyber attacks reported to the Italian CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) from 2018 to 2021, by attack method [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/649297/cyberattacks-distribution-share-by-method-in-italy-timeline/
Associazione Italiana per la Sicurezza Informatica. "Number of cyber attacks reported to the Italian CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) from 2018 to 2021, by attack method." Chart. March 15, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 15, 2026. /statistics/649297/cyberattacks-distribution-share-by-method-in-italy-timeline/
Associazione Italiana per la Sicurezza Informatica. (2022). Number of cyber attacks reported to the Italian CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) from 2018 to 2021, by attack method. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2026. /statistics/649297/cyberattacks-distribution-share-by-method-in-italy-timeline/
Associazione Italiana per la Sicurezza Informatica. "Number of Cyber Attacks Reported to The Italian Cert (Computer Emergency Response Team) from 2018 to 2021, by Attack Method." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Mar 2022, /statistics/649297/cyberattacks-distribution-share-by-method-in-italy-timeline/
Associazione Italiana per la Sicurezza Informatica, Number of cyber attacks reported to the Italian CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) from 2018 to 2021, by attack method ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/649297/cyberattacks-distribution-share-by-method-in-italy-timeline/ (last visited July 15, 2026)
Number of cyber attacks reported to the Italian CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) from 2018 to 2021, by attack method [Graph], Associazione Italiana per la Sicurezza Informatica, March 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/649297/cyberattacks-distribution-share-by-method-in-italy-timeline/
