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The five minute CIO: David Cahill News
17.05.2013 This week, the focus switches to security as AIB’s senior information security specialist talks about managing mobile devices, why real-world testing is important and user... -
Financial gain motivates most cyber-attackers - Verizon report News
23.04.2013 Fewer than one in five breaches were carried out by state-sponsored actors as financial gain remains the biggest motivator for attackers, a major new security report has found. -
Malware infections 5.5 times more likely without antivirus software – Microsoft report News
19.04.2013 Some 2.5 out of 10 computers, on average, lack up-to-date antivirus software, making them 5.5 times more likely to be infected with malware, the latest Microsoft Security... -
Cyberespionage attacks on small businesses increase - Symantec report News
17.04.2013 Targeted cyberespionage attacks designed to steal intellectual property rose 42pc in 2012 compared to the previous year, with small businesses seeing a threefold increase in... -
Comsys forms pan-European partnership with Axxana News
11.04.2013 Dublin-based IT infrastructure support company Comsys has become a pan-European business partner of data protection firm Axxana in a deal valued at €1m over the next two years. -
Irish Government to run cybersecurity planning exercise News
04.04.2013 The Irish Government is planning to run a structured exercise to test its response to simulated cyber security incidents. -
Cybercrime profits fund other crimes - Europol News
20.03.2013 Profits from cybercrime are being used to fund other criminal activity, while the volume and impact of online threats is increasing, Europol has said. -
The five minute CIO: DJ Skillman News
15.03.2013 US company Splunk specialises in making machine data accessible, usable and valuable. The company is growing at high double-digit rates every year and its platform is used by... -
Infected pirated software will cost consumers and businesses billions this year - study News
06.03.2013 Consumers will spend 1.5bn hours and US$22bn this year identifying, fixing and recovering from the impact of malware embedded in pirated software, while global enterprises will... -
The five minute CIO: John Dolan News
15.02.2013 From gas to cloud: the IT technical services and system administrator at Dublin Bay Power Plant (DBPP) John Dolan explains how a gas turbine generation facility has embraced...Categories: Virtualisation, Sustainability, Security, Risk Management, Mobility, IT Management, Infrastructure Management, CIO -
61pc of tablet computer owners have shared their PIN - survey News
28.02.2013 One-third of mobile phone or tablet owners have failed to protect their devices with a PIN or password, and most tablet owners have even shared their PIN with someone else, a... -
Ireland to promote infosec expertise at RSA 2013 event News
21.02.2013 Ireland’s information security capability will be on show at the RSA 2013 Conference again this year, with seven companies hoping to promote their own wares and make the case... -
Data protection awareness up as firms seek to avoid fines News
18.02.2013 Awareness of data protection requirements is increasing in Ireland, with 80pc of a survey group saying they now have a named person responsible for this area in their... -
PCI Council releases guidelines to aid merchants with cloud and e-commerce choices News
13.02.2013 New guidelines on staying secure when using e-commerce and cloud services have been published by an open forum for developing payment card security standards. -
Cyber-criminals leverage Valentine’s Day with fake links and e-cards News
13.02.2013 Cyber-criminals will be taking advantage of this Valentine’s Day to trick internet users with fake files, links and e-cards designed to extract users’ personal data, warns the... -
Online merchants to look to social network identity to eliminate fraud News
12.02.2013 Very soon online merchants will be using shoppers’ Facebook or Twitter identities as a way to boost sales and reduce fraud. -
Nearly a third of computers scanned worldwide in 2012 were infected - report News
06.02.2013 Of all computers scanned around the world, 31.98pc of them contained malware, PandaLab’s 2012 Annual Security Report reveals. PandaLabs researchers estimate at least 27m new... -
Half of new retail customer IDs will be based on social network IDs by 2015 - Gartner News
07.02.2013 Imagine a world where personal information from social profiles can be imported to other sites requiring users to log in, therefore reducing users’ need to remember passwords... -
Scorned exes may well share intimate content online - survey News
04.02.2013 Nearly all (94pc) of adults in the US believe their data and revealing photos are safe with their partners, but 13pc of adults have had their personal content leaked to others... -
Computer programmer fired for outsourcing his own job to China News
17.01.2013 Somewhere out there, a US computer programmer might be looking for a new job now that he’s been sacked from his previous one for outsourcing his own work to a company in China.Categories: Careers and Employment, Computers, IT Management, Outsourcing, Risk Management, Security, Web