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IT managers see BYOD benefits but worry about risk - survey News
17.05.2012 More than 80pc of IT managers think enterprises with a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy have a competitive advantage over other organisations, research commissioned by BT... -
What our phones can reveal about us (infographic) News
17.05.2012 Losing a smartphone can throw its owner into a tailspin, seeing as how so much information is on that little device - emails, contact lists and appointment reminders, to name... -
More than one in 10 Irish workers has taken contact list from work - survey News
10.05.2012 More than one in 10 Irish employees admit to having taken the contact list from their previous job, a new survey claims. -
Security group IRISSCERT promotes safe password use among teens News
09.05.2012 IRISSCERT, the non-profit computer emergency response team, has launched an awareness campaign to highlight the need for secure passwords among teenagers and young adults. -
Symantec's Q4 revenue falls short of its expectations News
03.05.2012 Declines in licence sales and a larger proportion of ratable subscription sales caused revenue and EPS to come in below security software maker Symantec's expectations for the... -
5 steps for a safe ROUTE when using location-based apps News
02.05.2012 While useful, geolocation also poses a security risk, but non-profit global information security association ISACA has five simple steps to follow for safety.Categories: Social Media, Risk Management, Mobile, Digital Media, Data Management, Consumer Tech, Communications, Apps -
Malware rate rises despite fewer flaws, Symantec finds News
02.05.2012 Security threats are shifting, as fewer new flaws emerge but malware numbers continue to rise – that’s according to the latest Internet Security Threat Report from Symantec. -
Security software market grows 7.5pc to US$17.7bn - Gartner News
27.04.2012 Small or mid-size business (SMB) demand, advanced persistent threats and compliance helped drive worldwide security software revenue up 7.5pc to US$17.7bn in 2011, up from... -
Facebook teams up with security firms to fight malicious links News
26.04.2012 Facebook has joined forces with security firms Microsoft, McAfee, Trend Micro, Sophos, and Symantec to help protect members of the social network from links that lead to malware...Tags: Facebook, Social Networking, Sophos, Partnership, Malware, Microsoft, McAfee, Trend Micro, Symantec -
92pc of Conficker infections down to stolen passwords - report News
26.04.2012 The Conficker worm has been detected about 220m times worldwide in the past two and a half years, making it one of the biggest ongoing threats to enterprises, the Microsoft... -
Angel investor Bill Payne covers US trends: part 2 (video) News
20.04.2012 In this second video extract from Angel MeetUp 2012 in Dublin, US angel investor Bill Payne talks about trends in pre-money valuations in seed and start-ups in the US in 2010... -
UK costs of data breach up 68pc in five years News
21.03.2012 Employee negligence is behind 36pc of all data breaches, the cost of which has risen for the fifth consecutive year, a study by Symantec Corp and Ponemon Institute suggests. -
Security providers bring cloud into focus News
01.03.2012 Recent announcements from security vendors – including encrypted data sharing, mobile app scanning and website protection – show the industry moving to address customers’ cloud... -
IT chiefs warned over patching priorities News
28.02.2012 IT managers who spend their time patching their Microsoft applications to avoid leaving vulnerabilities for cyber criminals to exploit may be focusing on the wrong target, a... -
High numbers of Irish firms admit to sending sensitive data by email News
24.02.2012 Almost two-thirds of Irish businesses in a survey said staff members have sent confidential business information over email. -
IT security policies being unheeded, survey shows News
16.02.2012 Companies' IT security policies are ineffective when it comes to protecting confidential information, seeing how 54pc of employees say they don’t always follow their company’s... -
Most firms risking operations and business data - survey News
03.02.2012 More than half (51pc) of organisations are putting their operations and business data at financial risk by not having an IT disaster recovery plan, research by IT services... -
Almost half of IT staff want better data protection training - survey News
31.01.2012 Nearly half of Irish IT administration staff surveyed by the Irish Computer Society (ICS) believe they were not given adequate data protection training, with some saying they... -
Hacker blackmails Symantec – threatens to release Norton source code News
16.01.2012 A hacker is threatening security player Symantec with plans to release the entire source code for Norton Antivirus. -
Securing the cloud – Ireland in vanguard of war on cyber crime News
12.01.2012 Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you cannot help but realise the world is under attack from increasingly sophisticated gangs of cyber attackers.