Tagged: Data Theft & News
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Malware hits one in four computer users in Ireland News
04.10.2011 One in four Irish computer users has had their computer crashed or otherwise damaged by viruses or malware, while one in five has had their computer infected or data stolen,... -
Cyber-spying threat growing in scope, global security leaders say News
03.08.2011 Senior security executives from some of the world’s largest corporations have warned that becoming victim to cyber attacks and corporate espionage is a matter of when, not if. -
Irish EU's fourth biggest users of social networking - research News
17.06.2011 Sixty-eight per cent of Irish internet users use social networking sites, the fourth highest figure in the EU, research from the European Commission suggests.Tags: EU, European Commission, Ireland, Data protection, Spam, Social Networking, Data Theft, Europe, -
PSN hackers took 2.2m credit card numbers? News
29.04.2011 Senior researchers have said they have seen hacker forum discussions suggesting the PlayStation Network attackers may have managed to take 2.2m credit card numbers. -
FBI closes in on Zombie botnet gang News
14.04.2011 The FBI is closing in on the gang behind the Zombie botnet, the Coreflood malware attack that recruited 2.3m machines for the theft of passwords and credit card information. -
Most workers would steal company data if fired News
22.11.2010 As many as 70pc of workers admit they have clear plans to take something with them when leaving their jobs – the most popular item is intellectual property. -
Visa and UCD CCI team up to tackle cybercrime News
18.11.2010 Visa Europe has formed a partnership with University College Dublin Centre for Cybercrime Investigation (UCD CCI) to undertake forensic investigation into high-tech financial... -
Organised criminals behind 90pc of internet security threats News
05.07.2010 The majority of attacks on computer systems around the world today are motivated by financial gain, with 90pc of attacks being orchestrated by organised gangs. -
Workers steal data to help friends and family find jobs News
23.11.2009 The global recession is leading to a dangerous new phenomenon whereby employees are stealing sensitive data to help secure a new job while others are passing on sensitive data...Categories: CIOTags: Data Theft, -
Computer forensics fighting recession-era data thieves News
11.05.2009 One disquieting side effect of the current economy’s number of redundancies is the increase of insider data theft. IT security experts Espion recently looked at incidents where...Categories: CIO -
Microsoft warns of ‘scareware’ threat to exploit hacker fears News
08.04.2009 Hackers and virus writers are distributing rogue security software – also known as ‘scareware’ – to take advantage of users’ desire to keep their computers protected, Microsoft...Categories: CIO -
95pc of organisations store personal data, but few know how to protect it News
27.03.2009 While close to 95pc of Irish organisations store personal data, only 31pc have a formal data-breach policy. And nearly half of these organisations have little confidence in ISPs...Categories: CIO -
Employees biggest threat to data loss, IT managers complain News
18.03.2009 Nearly half of IT managers (47.8pc) believe that the biggest threat to sensitive data in their organisations are their workers.Categories: CIO -
‘It’s the data, stupid!’ – CIOs need to get real about IT security News
09.03.2009 CIOs who spend fortunes securing the perimeters of their organisation are wasting their time and should focus on the data itself, the chief executive of IT security giant...Categories: CIO -
Firms don’t know how to delete data News
20.01.2009 Irish organisations must implement robust data-deletion practices if they are to fully protect themselves from security breaches, according to Kroll Ontrack Ireland.Categories: CIO -
Security is hung out to dry as USB sticks end up in the laundry News
19.01.2009 The revelation that up to 9,000 USB data sticks are found in laundrettes across the UK alone signals a widespread carelessness that could leave businesses and government...Categories: CIO -
Employees exposed as Europe’s biggest data thieves News
15.07.2008 Despite all the money spent on protecting a business’s computer systems from external threats, new research reveals that European businesses are increasingly at risk from the...Categories: CIO -
False sense of security News
21.05.2008 Recent media reports of high-profile data loss and theft suggest many organisations are still struggling with the fundamentals of IT security. Knowledge Ireland goes behind...Categories: CIO