Tagged: Hacking
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Weekend news round-up: Throwing ice on Google Glass; Facebook’s second coming News
15.04.2013 In our round-up of some of the top tech stories from the weekend, the privacy issues that will come with the arrival of Google Glass wearable devices are highlighted; many of...Categories: Security, Search, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Leadership & Management, Hardware, Digital Media, Digital Business, Computers -
Google launches service to help webmasters recover hacked sites (video) News
13.03.2013 A new service launched by Google aims to assist website owners whose sites have been compromised with step-by-step videos and articles instructing them on how to address the issue. -
Up to 150 new jobs for Cork as FireEye establishes tech support in the city News
05.03.2013 Potentially up to 150 new jobs will be created in Cork by web and email security player FireEye, which is establishing its EMEA technical support centre in the city.Categories: Software, Security, Internet, Economy, Digital Business, Careers and Employment, Software & Web Development, Web -
‘Maker’ event to run as part of science festival this July News
01.03.2013 Dublin Mini Maker Faire, the community event for tech enthusiasts, inventors and crafters, is set to host its day-long event during Dublin’s new science festival this July.Categories: Software Development, Software, Science, Research, R&D, Networking, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Engineering, Education, Digital Media, Apps -
Apple attacked by same hackers who struck Facebook – reports News
20.02.2013 Apple has confirmed that a small number of its employees’ computers were attacked as a result of a vulnerability in the Java browser plug-in, but said that there was no evidence... -
Dublin to host science hackathon in March News
31.01.2013 Dublin will be playing host to its second Science Hack Day this March, as scientists, engineers, programmers and designers will have the opportunity to team up to find solutions... -
Anonymous defaces MIT homepage after death of Aaron Swartz News
14.01.2013 Hacker group Anonymous defaced the homepage of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) just hours after the prestigious technology school promised a full investigation into...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Servers, Security, Legal, Internet, Communications -
Fresh fraud alert over PBX hacking as firms face large bills News
21.12.2012 Businesses have been warned about the risk of a fresh round of telecoms fraud, after a number of recent PBX phone system hackings that in some cases cost victims thousands of euro.Categories: Security, Risk Management, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Digital Business, Communications -
Employees pose greater threat to IT security than hackers – survey News
20.12.2012 It seems that Irish employers are more concerned about the actions of careless employees rather than external hacking threats when it comes to their IT systems, that’s according... -
Leveson enquiry opens up possibility of a UK First Amendment News
29.11.2012 A nine-month investigation by Lord Justice Leveson into the UK hacking scandal that engulfed the Murdoch media empire concluded there was obvious collusion between News... -
Cyber security incidents fall in 2012 as hacking and ransomware rise News
27.11.2012 Irish businesses reported fewer security incidents during 2012 than in 2011 but instances of hacking tripled and Denial of Service attacks also increased year on year. -
Weekend news round-up – Facebook paranoid about Android, Cyber Sam wants you! News
26.11.2012 In our round-up of some of the top tech stories from the weekend, Facebook is urging its engineers to surrender their iPhones and 'droidfood' the social networks' services for... -
Mass hacking attacks on Israeli government websites – reports News
19.11.2012 Israeli government websites have been targeted by more than 44m hacking attempts since Israel began its Gaza air strikes last Wednesday, but apparently only one attack has been... -
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. -
FBI denies leaked UDIDs came from its organisation, AntiSec just getting started News
05.09.2012 The FBI has responded to AntiSec’s claim that it breached the laptop of a special agent and obtained a database of more than 12m Apple unique device identifiers (UDIDs) and... -
Dublin BIC hopes to bring more Facebook Hackathons to Ireland News
23.08.2012 Having chalked Ireland’s first Facebook Hackathon up as a success, Dublin Business Innovation Centre (Dublin BIC) hopes to make these events a regular occurrence, offering... -
TEDxDublin speaker line-up to include World Trade Center site rebuild architect News
08.08.2012 TEDxDublin, which will be hosted by Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin on 8 September, has announced its initial speak line-up, which will include the architect Daniel... -
Amazon and Apple make security changes following hack attack on Wired reporter News
08.08.2012 Last weekend, Wired reporter Mat Honan suffered a takeover of his digital identity, with hackers gaining control of his Twitter account, shutting down his Gmail, and completely... -
Weekend news roundup News
30.07.2012 In our trawl through some of the technology news from the weekend, we find fingerprint readers may come embedded in iPhones or iPads of the future, CEO Marissa Mayer...Categories: Security, Phones, Mergers & Acquisitions, Leadership & Management, Internet, Financial, Consumer Tech