Browsing the "cyber-security" Tag

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Bad Android

Flaw in Android phones could let attackers eavesdrop on calls

The vulnerable chips are thought to be present in 37% of all smartphones worldwide

26 Nov

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JBS pays $11m ransom following cyber attack

White House says a Russian state-backed hacking group was behind the ransomware attack

10 Jun

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Colonial Pipeline

‘Majority’ of ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline recovered

63.7 bitcoins worth $2.3m have been seized after a warrant was authorised by judge

8 Jun

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Ransomware

US to give ransomware ‘terrorism’ status

Department of Justice will require all ransomware cases to be centrally coordinated via Washington

4 Jun

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Hacker

Discovering your inner hacker

New cyber security skills initiative throws open the field to all comers

24 Apr

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Stephen O'Boyle, BSI

Adapting cyber, risk and advisory strategies to enhance organisational resilience

How virtual consulting is supporting organisations to assess, manage and treat current risks and operational challenges

22 Apr

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New world order

One certain thing, in these uncertain times, is that things will be different on resumption of business. But what will it look like?

21 Apr

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Shield

Employer overconfidence, skills shortages in cyber security

Microsoft research indicates dichotomies in perceptions of readiness and security

20 Feb

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Phishing: what it is and how to stop it

Here's what you need to know about this increasingly sophisticated form of cyber attack

18 Feb

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Time for NSA to step up in Windows hacking fight

Agency needs to show it has abandoned practices that unleashed WannaCry on the world

5 Feb

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Vote

US elections remain vulnerable to attack despite security improvements

Continued foreign interference and insecure paperless voting processes will sow doubt about the next election, experts warn

21 Jan

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Cybersecurity

Vigilance and expectation

The current cyber threat level could be said to be elevated

6 Jan

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Cyber Security

Cyber security: driving value from investments

Vendors are making great strides for interoperability and cooperation, but it can still be an uphill task to derive value, reports Jason Walsh

21 Oct

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Fake mobile app fraud tripled in first half of 2019, finds RSA Security

While the total number of global fraud attacks increased by 63%

17 Oct

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Irish cyber security training provider in Magic Quadrant

MetaCompliance a ‘niche player’ in security awareness computer-based training

31 Jul

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Hacker

Zero Day: a powerful but fragile weapon

All software has bugs, some of which are security flaws that can weaponised

31 Jul

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Cyber security

Don’t look now…

Sometimes even the spooks get spiked

22 Jul

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Genome

Vulnerability allowed attackers to edit patient gene sequence records

US researchers identified the weakness in genome matching programme

9 Jul

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Ransomware

Should companies get cyber insurance?

Is cyber insurance the best way to mitigate against the threat of data breaches?

28 Jun

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Shield

Cyber Ireland launch Cyber Security Cluster

Cost of cyber crime to exceed €4.5tn globally by 2021

23 May

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