COUNCILS in Wales will be handed an extra £248,000 to beef up their cyber security measures during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Welsh Government has announced each local authority in Wales will be handed a £9,000 grant, and will be able to apply for an extra £50,000.
Finance minister Rebecca Evans said: “Cyber security is vitally important as we all make the most of digital services during these challenging times. Sadly, there are people who will try to exploit this crisis.
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“The funding I am announcing today will help provide additional resilience within local authority IT systems in response to the increase in cybercrime during the Covid-19 crisis. This is the latest in a series of improvement measures we are taking to help ensure that Wales continues to be a cyber-secure nation.”
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