Tagged: Security & News
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Irish start-up Trustev to compete in TechCrunch Disrupt NYC finals News
29.04.2013 A young Irish tech company out of Cork called Trustev, which specialises in social fingerprinting technology, has been named as one of the 30 finalists competing for the coveted...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Security, Investments, Internet, Funding, Digital Media, Digital Business -
LivingSocial cyberattacked – users urged to reset their passwords News
27.04.2013 Amazon-owned daily deals site LivingSocial has been hacked, with hackers gaining access to the private details of potentially more than 50m people, including their names, email... -
EU researchers develop gadget that can sniff out explosives at 20 metres News
25.04.2013 EU scientists have come up with a prototype device that could prove invaluable in the fight against bomb attacks. The gadget capable of detecting extremely small quantities of...Tags: EU Commission, Security, -
Twitter tests two-factor authentication, AP accounts suspended following hack News
24.04.2013 Yesterday, a fake tweet claiming there had been explosions in the White House and that US President Barack Obama had been injured was sent from the Associated Press (AP) Twitter... -
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 -
Major brute force attack against WordPress under way News
12.04.2013 A large distributed brute force attack against WordPress sites is understood to be occurring. A large botnet with more than 90,000 servers is attempting to log in by cycling... -
Trilogy Technologies in IT services deal with Aura gym chain News
12.04.2013 Trilogy Technologies has deployed IT equipment and software across the fitness chain Aura’s eight sites around Ireland following a competitive tender. -
Dropbox unveils new ‘Dropbox for Business’ service News
10.04.2013 Cloud storage player Dropbox has rebranded ‘Dropbox for Teams’ with the more enterprise-friendly moniker ‘Dropbox for Business’, and said that new single sign-in capabilities... -
Social fingerprinting player Trustev about to establish UK and US offices News
05.04.2013 Fast-growing Irish start-up Trustev, focused on detecting and defending against fraud in the burgeoning social commerce space, is looking to establish new offices in the US and...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Security, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Funding, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Friday is the worst day of the week for phishing attacks, apparently News
05.04.2013 Friday appears to be the top choice for phishers to send targeted emails to office workers in an effort to get them to divulge secure information and potentially cash and is...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Security, Internet, Digital Business -
Anonymous hacks North Korea’s Twitter page News
04.04.2013 Hacker group Anonymous has declared its own war against North Korea by hacking in and seizing control of the country’s Twitter and Flickr accounts. -
PixAlert chosen to help secure Middle East and North African TV network OSN News
03.04.2013 Dublin-headquartered security software provider PixAlert has been chosen by the leading pay TV network in the Middle East and North African OSN to help protect its network. -
Weekend news round-up: Bitcoin hits US$1bn; celebs crack Google Glass News
02.04.2013 In our round-up of the weekend's best tech stories, currency Bitcoin is now valued at US$1bn; Google's 'If I had Glass' competition features an embarrassingly high proportion of...Categories: Social Media, Security, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps -
World Backup Day reminds us to preserve our memories (infographic) News
31.03.2013 Today is the third annual World Backup Day, devised by Youngstown State University student Ismail Jadun to occur the day before 1 April, reminding us all not to be a fool and to... -
ComReg warns businesses to defend against PBX fraud over Easter weekend News
28.03.2013 Businesses shutting up shop for the Easter weekend have been warned by telecoms regulator ComReg to be vigilant against PBX fraud, which could leave them reeling with phone... -
Global internet slowdown triggered by largest reported DDoS attack News
27.03.2013 What started as a dispute between spam blockers and a hosting service has resulted in the largest ever distributed denial-of-service (DDos) attack reported, which could have... -
Apple rolls out two-factor authentication, iForgot service is back up News
23.03.2013 Apple’s iForgot password reset page is back up and running after a security hole that allowed unauthorised resets was discovered. In recent days Apple launched two-factor...Categories: Apps, Digital Business, Internet, Mobile, Mobility, Security, Software, Software & Web Development, Wireless Communications -
TelecityGroup’s Irish data centres meet PCI DSS payment security standards News
20.03.2013 TelecityGroup’s Irish data centre division has become the first data centre operator in Ireland to achieve the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, which has been...