Categorised as: Security & News
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Evernote is latest cloud giant to be hacked, instigates password reset News
04.03.2013 Cloud-based personal organiser Evernote has confirmed that it has discovered and blocked suspicious activity that it deems an organised and co-ordinated attack. The news comes...Categories: Storage, Software & Web Development, Servers, Security, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Digital Media, Data Management, Apps -
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 -
Bradley Manning pleads guilty to 10 of 22 charges News
01.03.2013 United States Army soldier Bradley Manning has admitted to having provided WikiLeaks with classified information; however, he has entered a plea of not guilty in regard to 12... -
The five minute CIO: Patrick Clarke News
01.03.2013 Omnipay’s CTO talks to Siliconrepublic.com about building a platform to disrupt the e-commerce payments sector, the importance of security and why it’s not always good to be on... -
Has trumpeting of cloud created a reputation crisis for tech sector? News
28.02.2013 IT and business decision makers have expressed their contempt for ‘cloud washing’ – the over-selling and over-promoting of cloud services as well as poor service delivery –...Categories: Servers, Security, Investments, Infrastructure Management, Digital Business, Data 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... -
Major security survey reveals staffing concerns and skills shortfalls News
27.02.2013 Many information security teams are understaffed and don’t always have the appropriate skills to tackle new risks, a major new survey has found. -
Privacy and safety concerns led Rounds to retire ‘Meet New People’ feature News
25.02.2013 Fast-growing web hangouts player Rounds said its decision to retire its ‘Meet New People’ feature was in reaction to the pressing need to ensure the privacy and safety of its...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Security, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Microsoft confirms it is the latest tech giant to suffer cyber attacks News
23.02.2013 The same cyber attacks being experienced by Facebook and Apple are also occurring at Microsoft, the software giant has revealed. -
Facebook relies on social reporting and user education to beat the bullies News
22.02.2013 Connecting more than 1bn people in the world and enabling them to share their information and views is a lofty goal that is going to come with its share of problems. But the... -
Most employees would change online behaviour if they knew their bosses were watching News
22.02.2013 Two-thirds of Irish employees admit they would immediately alter their online behaviour if they had as much as an inkling that their employers were monitoring their online... -
Tech key in making cities smart, safe and sustainable, says UN Women’s Bachelet News
21.02.2013 Speaking at the 8th Forum World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty (WACAP) in Dublin yesterday, executive director of UN Women Michelle Bachelet explained how technology is...Tags: Women Invent Tomorrow, Dublin, -
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... -
Hackers at war … with themselves! Rustle League claims Anonymous Twitter hack News
21.02.2013 Hacker group Rustle League has claimed to have hacked the Twitter account of better known hacker collective Anonymous, @Anon_Central, which has 160,000 followers. -
Hackers bite into Burger King’s Twitter account News
19.02.2013 Hackers who accessed Burger King’s Twitter account and tweeted that the fast-food giant had been sold to rival McDonald’s prompted McDonald’s to issue its own tweet, saying it... -
Mandiant produces evidence of China’s secret cyber army at work News
19.02.2013 Security player Mandiant has produced a report that purports to show China’s secret cyber armies being built up. It says it has been tracking a single organisation called APT1,... -
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... -
Facebook confirms hit by cyber attack, no evidence user data compromised News
16.02.2013 Social networking giant Facebook has confirmed that it has been the victim of an attack by hackers. It says several of its engineers’ computers were hacked using a zero-day Java...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Servers, Security, Mobility, Mobile, IT Management, Internet, Digital Media, Data Management, Data Centre -
Facebook wins case to ensure Europeans use real names on social network News
15.02.2013 A German court has ruled in Facebook’s favour in a case where a data commissioner in Schleswig-Holstein wanted Facebook to allow the use of fake names. Facebook argued that it...Categories: Social Media, Servers, Security, Networking & Telecoms, Legal, Internet, Digital Business, Data Management, Communications -
Telefónica Digital selects FeedHenry app tech to power mobile cloud News
15.02.2013 One of the world’s largest mobile operators Telefónica Digital has selected technology made by Irish technology company FeedHenry to enable a one-stop-shop for creating,...