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Virtualised IT infrastructure cuts energy consumption by €80,000 News
29.03.2011 By designing and deploying a new virtualised IT infrastructure for Moore Stephens Nathans, MJ Flood Technology has helped this leading accountancy practice to reduce its carbon...Categories: Web, Virtualisation, Servers, Security, Risk Management, Networks, IT Management, Internet, Infrastructure Management, Hardware, Communications -
OPINION: A breach too far News
28.03.2011 A tougher regime around disclosing loss of personal information may be what’s needed for organisations to start taking their data protection responsibilities seriously, writes...Categories: CIO, Data Management, Internet, IT Management, Legal, Mobility, Risk Management, Security, Web -
Whistleblower website could lift the lid on business fraud News
24.03.2011 A forensic accountant and his team have created a new website that allows whistleblowers in any organisation to highlight wrongdoing, create a trail of evidence that can be... -
Mobile warriors must prepare as the cloud goes on the move News
24.03.2011 Cloud computing is set to make a huge shift in how companies manage their IT in the future. -
Cyber crime and you News
24.03.2011 Cyber crime is big business and with the growth of social networking, smartphones, spam and scams, most people are easy pickings for ruthless cyber criminals. -
Hackers breach security giant RSA’s network News
18.03.2011 EMC’s security division RSA has revealed its own network has been breached by hackers who launched an ‘extremely sophisticated’ attack that may have compromised the company’s... -
Cyber crime goldmine – less than 1pc of money in world is physical News
16.03.2011 “The internet is where the money is and hackers know this.” That’s the view of Trend Micro cyber crime expert David Perry, who has warned that cyber crime is big business for... -
First Ireland risk management cuts costs, boosts productivity News
22.12.2010 Leading insurance broker, First Ireland Risk Management will reduce IT energy costs by up to 60pc and boost staff productivity by 25pc, thanks to a new IT infrastructure... -
OPINION: Sending the right message News
10.03.2011 Aiden Callaly outlines the range of compliance and security issues affecting how organisations protect their email systems. -
Negligence most common cause of data breaches - study News
09.03.2011 Negligence is mostly to blame for breaches of data at organisations, costing them an average of US$7.2m, a new study suggests. -
Biggest spam wave hits Facebook – think before you click News
04.03.2011 In the last 24 hours, Facebook has been hit with more than five different spam attacks which security experts say is the biggest spam attack appearing all over people’s walls in... -
SQS to provide VITAR Software with cloud testing services News
02.03.2011 Provider of independent software testing and quality management services SQS Software Quality Systems has won a contract to provide cloud testing services to global provider of... -
Major ’11.6 hours’ Twitter scam has gone viral News
02.03.2011 Thousands of Twitter users have been caught off guard by a scam that dupes them into clicking on links to reveal how long they’ve spent on Twitter. It links to malware that... -
Intel completes US$7.7bn McAfee acquisition News
01.03.2011 Intel has completed its US$7.7bn acquisition of data security firm McAfee. It is understood McAfee will continue developing and selling security products under its own brand. -
Low awareness of data protection rules as breaches rise News
18.02.2011 One-fifth of Irish businesses had a data breach in the past 12 months and many more aren’t aware of their requirements under data protection rules, according to a new survey by... -
ANALYSIS: Taking the right response to data breach risk News
10.02.2011 Security experts urge CIOs to take a close look at their systems to spot the real weak points. -
EU tasks IVI with boosting CIO and IT professionalism News
13.01.2011 As Europe gets ready to spend €600bn on ICT in 2011, the Innovation Value Institute (IVI) at NUI Maynooth has been given a ground-breaking role by the European Union to drive... -
Smartphone virus attacks will cost operators dearly News
08.02.2011 A leading security expert has warned that ‘compound threats’ in the form of virus attacks from fraudsters on smartphone devices could leave users and telcos more out of pocket...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Security, Risk Management, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Consumer Tech -
Nasdaq attack will give impetus to calls for ‘internet kill switch’ News
05.02.2011 The Nasdaq stock exchange – crucial for many of the world’s leading technology companies – has been hit repeatedly by hackers over the past year and the FBI is on the case. The... -
New Twitter worm sends users to virus-ridden websites News
21.01.2011 Users should beware of a new worm on Twitter that posts links on Twitter users’ accounts that redirects them to a fake anti-virus website.