Nairobi, Dec. 11 -- The number of cybersecurity threats reported in Kenya has decreased to an all-time low this year after a sustained spike in malware, web, and mobile application attacks since January.

Communication Authority (CA) data shows that 842,320,667 malicious activity cases were reported between July and September, an 81.6 percent decrease from the staggering 4,586,682,277 cases reported between April and June.

The three months to March saw 2,537,428,868 cyber threats, a 201.7 percent spike from 840,921,998 threats recorded in the three months to December 2024.

CA has attributed the sudden decrease to a regular update of ICT systems and critical information infrastructure across private and public institutions in the educati...