Tagged: Cyber Security & News
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US intelligence mines data from nine internet giants, including Google and Facebook News
07.06.2013 Just a day after reports surfaced that the National Security Agency (NSA) in the US interpreted the Patriot Act in such a way as to seek phone records of millions of US citizens...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Servers, Security, Internet, Data Centre, Computers, CommunicationsTags: YouTube, Skype, AOL, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Google, National Security Agency, FBI, Barack Obama, Cyber security, -
Cork tech event to focus on robotics, cloud and big data News
13.05.2013 Not-for-profit tech industry group it@cork is hosting a technology summit in Cork this Wednesday to home in on future trends in areas such as cloud computing, robotics, big data...Tags: Cyber security, Big Data, Digital Media, Robotics, Amazon, Trend Micro, it@Cork, Cork, Cloud Computing -
Cyberespionage attacks on small businesses increase - Symantec report News
17.04.2013 Targeted cyberespionage attacks designed to steal intellectual property rose 42pc in 2012 compared to the previous year, with small businesses seeing a threefold increase in... -
Irish Government to run cybersecurity planning exercise News
04.04.2013 The Irish Government is planning to run a structured exercise to test its response to simulated cyber security incidents. -
Insurance giant Zurich to create 112 jobs at two new IT hubs in Dublin News
26.03.2013 Global insurer Zurich is to establish two new IT hubs in Dublin that will result in the creation of 112 new technology jobs. The two hubs will serve the IT service and security...Categories: Servers, Security, Management, Leadership & Management, IT Management, Investments, Economy, Digital Business, Data Management -
US President Obama signs cyber security executive order News
13.02.2013 US President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that will bolster America’s cyber security defences through partnership with critical infrastructure providers. -
PwC US reveals technologies shaking up businesses this year News
24.01.2013 Pervasive computing, cyber security and enterprise social networking are among the 10 most significant trends in technology reshaping organisations’ strategies, investments and... -
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: avoiding a 'cyber Pearl Harbor'; confusion at Windows 8 launch? News
22.10.2012 In our round-up of the top tech news coverage over the weekend, it has emerged that the White House is taking security matters into its own hands to share security resources...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Servers, Security, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Investments, Internet, Hardware, Consumer TechTags: Windows 8, Facebook, Software, Cyber security, Entrepreneurs, Mark Zuckerberg, Apple, Google, Samsung, iPad Mini -
IBM appoints chief privacy officer News
16.10.2012 Tech giant IBM has appointed Christina Peters as its chief privacy officer to guide and oversee the company’s global information policy and practices that affect more than... -
Most SMBs in US believe they’re safe from cyber threats, survey reveals News
15.10.2012 Most US small business owners or operators say their company is safe from cyber threats and have no formal cyber security plan, a new survey released by the security firm... -
PixAlert in card data security deal with US firm ExoIS News
22.08.2012 Dublin-based security software provider PixAlert has formed a partnership with ExoIS of Silicon Valley to integrate two of their products for protecting credit card data.Tags: Security, Cyber security -
The evolving cyber battlefield (infographic) News
16.08.2012 Most (84pc) of information security executives believe their organisations are vulnerable to advanced persistent threats (APTs) targeting intellectual property or other critical... -
CISPA and the power to cyber snoop – er, what just happened? News
27.04.2012 What just happened to privacy on the web? Have large US internet giants and security agencies been given extra rights to snoop online? These are the questions in my mind after... -
Securing the cloud – Ireland in vanguard of war on cyber crime News
12.01.2012 Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you cannot help but realise the world is under attack from increasingly sophisticated gangs of cyber attackers. -
Hackers target United Nations agency - report News
30.11.2011 A group of hackers calling themselves Teampoison has posted online more than 100 email addresses and login details it claimed to have obtained from the United Nations, calling... -
Massive cyber security breach hits Sweden News
26.10.2011 The login details of some 210,000 Swedes, including politicians and media figures, have been exposed in what is the biggest cyber security breach in the country’s history,... -
Irish-owned AEP bought for US$57.5m News
29.09.2011 UK defence and aerospace company Ultra Electronics has bought Irish-owned AEP Networks for an initial cash consideration of US$57.5m.Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Security, Mobility, Mobile, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investments, Internet, FinancialTags: Cyber security, Mobile Security -
InfoSecurity Ireland group plans to increase activity News
12.09.2011 Group aims to promote Ireland as a centre of excellence in security. -
Mikko Hypponen to present at Irish cyber crime conference News
08.09.2011 Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer with the antivirus provider F-Secure, is to give the keynote presentation at this year’s IRISSCERT cyber crime conference in Dublin this...