Categorised as: Risk Management & News
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How safe is your PIN? (infographic) News
12.10.2012 Most of us have heard and read stories about password security, but what about personal identification numbers (PIN)s? A new infographic takes a closer look at those four digits... -
IEDR seeks gardaí help to investigate attack on .ie namespace News
10.10.2012 Some systems at the .ie domain registry (IEDR) remain offline today, following a security incident yesterday that led to Google and Yahoo’s Irish websites redirecting to a... -
Cybercrime costs up nearly 40pc, attack frequency doubles - study News
09.10.2012 The occurrence of cyberattacks has more than doubled for the third year in a row while the associated costs have increased by nearly 40 pc, the 2012 Cost of Cyber Crime Study... -
FTC foils tech support scammers News
04.10.2012 Irish victims of scammers who masqueraded as tech support operatives can breathe a sigh of relief after a major international effort led to the shutdown of six alleged fraudsters. -
The risks of posting in social networks (infographic) News
22.09.2012 Social networking sites can be a hacker's dream because of all the personal information available on them, a new infographic suggests. -
Secure and hack your Facebook and Twitter (infographic) News
18.09.2012 A new infographic dives deeply into Facebook and Twitter to expose how an individual’s accounts on the social networks can be hacked - and secured. -
Emma Watson tops McAfee’s Most Dangerous Celebrities list News
10.09.2012 Actress Emma Watson’s name is the one cyber-criminals most often use to lure online searchers into downloading malicious software or handing over personal information, security... -
Another 9 invests in disaster recovery cloud as part of €400k strategy News
21.08.2012 Dublin based cloud and disaster recovery provider Another 9 has invested over €400,000 to boost its cloud infrastructure as part of an 18-month strategy. The latest phase of the... -
The evolving cyber battlefield (infographic) News
16.08.2012 Most (84pc) of information security executives believe their organisations are vulnerable to advanced persistent threats (APTs) targeting intellectual property or other critical... -
More than 6m malware samples created in Q2 - report News
07.08.2012 More than 6m new malware samples have been created from April-June 2012, PandaLabs reveals in its Quarterly Report for Q2 that analysed IT security events and incidents. -
Smishing for mobile banking details increases - RSA News
19.07.2012 Beware of smishing! The practice of sending a text message to a user’s mobile phone in an attempt to get them to divulge mobile banking details is on the rise, warns IT... -
Only 25pc of SMEs very confident about their data security measures - research News
18.07.2012 Even though 41pc of owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are concerned about their computer systems being hacked, only one-quarter of them are very confident... -
36pc of global targeted attacks aimed at small businesses - report News
11.07.2012 Thirty-six per cent of all targeted cyber attacks (58 per day) during the last six months were directed at businesses with 250 or fewer employees, the June 2012 Symantec... -
Three in 10 Irish firms allow staff to use their own devices in work News
03.07.2012 The bring your own device (BYOD) to work trend is gathering speed in Ireland, with new figures showing more than one in three large Irish organisations have procedures to... -
Tips to keep work data on mobile devices safe while on holiday News
03.07.2012 Summertime means holiday time, and workers may be jetting off to foreign destinations with their mobile devices – and possibly company data and information – in tow. Here’s how... -
€890bn annual cost of data puts focus on securing information News
28.06.2012 Organisations are being urged to improve the security of their information, rather than focusing on devices or infrastructure, after a survey estimated the total annual cost of... -
SMEs need more secure web hosting to fend off cyber-attacks - security expert News
25.06.2012 With as many as 20 Irish websites hacked every week, a security expert has urged Irish business owners to be more careful when choosing web-hosting services. -
Email spam and phishing trends (infographic) News
25.06.2012 Sixty-eight out of 100 emails in February 2012 were spam and one email out of 298 was identified as phishing during that same month, an infographic reveals. -
Gen Y reports more computer security issues than Baby Boomers (infographic) News
21.06.2012 Most of Gen Y (63pc) is more confident in its computer security knowledge than Baby Boomers, however, 50pc of Gen Y survey respondents have had security issues in the past two... -
Financial services firms reveal weak information risk strategies - survey News
20.06.2012 Despite handling personal details of millions of customers, 41pc of financial services companies across Europe have no plans in place to check the effectiveness of their...