Tagged: Security Breaches
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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. -
A beginner’s guide to thwarting hackers (infographic) News
20.10.2012 Hackers can cause a lot of damage, but more knowledge about how they operate allows consumers to be better able to protect themselves against cyber attacks, as a new infographic... -
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,... -
Facebook Timeline confusion leads to profile deletions in Finland News
21.12.2011 The appearance of old wall entries on Facebook as Finnish Facebook users tried out the new Timeline feature sparked a furor that led to many believing there was a security... -
Security is major inhibitor preventing cloud adoption by firms News
15.12.2011 For firms to get serious about cloud computing, they need to get over their fears of their IT’s security being compromised.Tags: Sony, Hackers, Cyber Attack, Microsoft, IT, Cloud Computing, Cloud, Security Breaches, Dell Ireland, Dermot O'Connell, Azure -
RSA gives SMBs enterprise-class alternative to reliance on passwords News
02.12.2011 RSA Authentication Manager Express, an authentication solution designed to meet the cost and convenience requirements of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has been... -
Two-fifths of firms still rely on tape to backup data - survey News
05.12.2011 Two-fifths of companies in Europe are increasing the risk of security breaches and data loss by still relying on tape to backup their data, a survey by EMC suggests.Categories: CIO, Data Management, IT Management, Leadership & Management, Risk Management, Security, Storage -
Rise of cloud computing has complicated the security landscape News
04.11.2011 Nearly half of 10,000 business leaders surveyed globally believe that the onset of cloud technologies have improved security. However, nearly a quarter believe it has increased... -
Security and data protection in the cloud News
16.10.2011 With the recent high-profile security breaches of Sony’s PlayStation Network, along with outages at Amazon’s data centres, LAURA O’BRIEN asks providers how secure data is in the... -
2011 a 'watershed' year for security breaches - IBM report News
29.09.2011 This year has been a “watershed” in high-profile security breaches but there have been improvements in other areas, such as a decrease in web application vulnerabilities, a new... -
Facebook fixes cookies that watched logged out users News
28.09.2011 Facebook is understood to have fixed the glitch that meant it could track users after they logged out of the site. In recent days, an Australian blogger revealed his year-long...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Security, Internet, Digital Media, Computers, Communications -
Jobs website hacked, two arrested News
09.09.2011 Two people alleged to have hacked jobs website MyJob.ie have been arrested and a file has been sent to the DPP. The owners of the website have written to users, urging them to... -
Internet security expert Dan Kaminsky to give INEX keynote News
30.08.2011 Dan Kaminsky, the security researcher who uncovered a critical flaw in the internet’s Domain Name System, will visit Dublin next month to give the keynote address an event to... -
Man jailed for breaking into Sarah Palin’s email News
14.01.2011 A man who broke into US politician Sarah Palin’s email account has been jailed, in spite of a judge’s recommendation that he should serve a one-year sentence in a halfway house. -
Hacker fined £21,000 for defrauding students News
26.11.2010 A computer hacker posing as a student who broke into the emails of hundreds of actual students in the UK has been fined £21,000 for his illegal activities.