The Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (Ja-CIRT) says it is monitoring some 7 million IP addresses each day, in efforts to improve safety in Jamaica’s cyber space.

The agency’s Director Colonel Godphey Sterling gave an update on strategies being implemented by the unit while speaking during this morning’s Post Cabinet Press Briefing.

He said JaCIRT has created campaigns targetting vulnerable groups, such as children and the elderly.

He reiterated that Jamaica saw a 78 per cent reduction in attempted cyber attacks in the first half of this year.

Colonel Sterling said for January to June this year, there were just over 4 million attempted attacks, a reduction of approximately 15 million compared to the similar period last year.