Tagged: Data Breaches
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The real cost of Sony’s network outage (infographic) News
18.04.2012 It has been a year since one of the largest online data breaches to date - the cyber attacks on Sony that resulted in the theft of personal information belonging to more than... -
ICS creates a new body for data protection officers News
08.02.2012 A new professional association has been established for data protection officers in organisations across Ireland. The brainchild of the Irish Computer Society, the new... -
Blacknight hit with external security breach News
02.02.2012 Hosting provider and domain registrar Blacknight has revealed it had been hit by a security breach. While no data was compromised, the breach may include client contact details,... -
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... -
New EU data rules: fines of up to 2pc of turnover for privacy breaches News
25.01.2012 Tough new EU data protection rules revealed today confirm penalties of up to 2pc of the global annual turnover of a company can be applied for data breaches. The EU estimates...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Servers, Security, Search, Internet, Data Management, CRM -
Deloitte chooses Sophos for hard disk encryption News
12.10.2011 Consultancy Deloitte has implemented 1,300 licences of Sophos SafeGuard to provide full hard disk encryption for its laptops and desktops. -
Cisco report sheds light on advanced persistent threat trend News
10.08.2011 Data breaches during the first half of this year were “seemingly nonstop”, with advanced persistent threats playing a key role in many of the breaches, according to the latest... -
Gartner reveals top 5 issues for privacy officers News
09.08.2011 Data breaches, cloud computing, location-based services and regulatory changes will force virtually all organisations to review, and at least half of them to also revise, their... -
Tech addiction: workaholics bring work on holidays News
26.07.2011 People used to go on holiday to get away from it all. However, new research shows that 73pc of smartphone, tablet and laptop-toting office workers will check their emails while...Categories: Wireless Communications, Security, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Jobs, Data Management, Consumer Tech, Computers, Careers and Employment -
Tougher data breach code raises security awareness News
26.07.2011 Firmer data breach guidelines and the prospect of heavier fines for compromising private records are raising awareness of the need to safeguard confidential information. That’s...Categories: Security, Legal, IT Management, Hosting Services, Data Management, CIO, Business Software -
PixAlert creates web app for detecting risky images News
04.07.2011 PixAlert, a Dublin company that has created technology for scanning networks to detect data loss and inappropriate image content, has created a new web trial site for its...Categories: Software & Web Development, Servers, Security, Risk Management, Networking, Multimedia, Digital Media -
Data Protection Commissioner sees rise in reported data breaches News
30.05.2011 Reported data breaches to the Data Protection Commissioner rose by 350pc in 2010, following the introduction of a more stringent code of practice in the middle of last year. -
Security still a struggle between usability and safety News
12.05.2011 Cybersecurity still struggles between making a system usable and making it safe, according to Professor Fred Piper of Royal Holloway University of London’s Information Security... -
45pc of Irish organisations back data up on tape - survey News
11.05.2011 Forty-five per cent of Irish organisations prefer to back up their sensitive data on tape, a survey suggests. -
The digital business week News
28.03.2011 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Web, Telecommunications, Security, Legal, Leadership & Management, Internet, Financial Results, Digital Business -
UPC, Vodafone, Eircom and O2 fined for data breaches News
21.03.2011 Telecoms operators UPC, Vodafone, Eircom and O2 today pleaded guilty to breaches of the Data Protection Act and were fined €15,000 between them at Dublin District Court.Categories: Wireless Communications, Networking & Telecoms, Database, Data Management, CRM, Consumer Tech -
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... -
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.