Pro DeepSeek endures significant international outage Chatbot went dark for more than seven hours for reasons unknown 30 Mar
Life Apple issues iOS update to combat DarkSword spyware iPhone users told to update immediately to protect against DarkSword spyware 20 Mar
Pro EU imposes cyber sanctions on entities linked to China and Iran Three entities and two individuals involved in cyber attacks targeting member states 18 Mar
Pro Stryker experiencing widespread outage due to cyberattack Medical devices company says ransomware or malware unlikely to have been used 12 Mar
Pro Qualcom invests €500,000 in AI practice Investment includes partnership with NROC and staff training and expanded service offerings 11 Mar
Pro Pro-Russia actors team with Iran-linked hackers in attacks Israeli defense defence contractor, multiple municipal governments suffer DDoS attack 5 Mar
Life Software engineer creates international security incident over vacuum cleaner controller Flaw in the backend security gives access to the live camera feeds and microphones from 7,000 devices 26 Feb
Pro AI helps novice threat actor compromise FortiGate devices in dozens of countries AI tools helped used to break into Active Directory environments, steal password databases and attempt to infect backup systems 24 Feb
Blogs Your phone is about to become your ID. Ireland isn’t ready for the identity attack surface The incoming EU Digital Wallet will be both convenient and a tempting target, warns Marie Boran 24 Feb
Pro US launches portal to circumvent European Internet restrictions Trump Administration finds common cause with right-wing parties over 'censorship' 20 Feb
Pro The AI world’s ‘connective tissue’ is woefully insecure, Cisco warns Tools that let AI agents communicate such as model context protocol have possibly created a vast and often unmonitored attack surface 20 Feb
Life Perplexity temporarily halts ads over trust concerns Start-up began scaling back marketing effort last year 19 Feb
Pro Microsoft prepares to refresh Secure Boot’s digital certificate Original certificates expiring in June after more than 15 years of use 11 Feb
Pro European Commission hit by cyber attack targeting mobile presence Central mobile device infrastructure hit in late January 10 Feb
Pro Nvidia CEO: “AI will enhance software tools, not replace them” Concerns about the potential negative impact on the industry triggers global sell-off in software stocks 5 Feb
Pro Autonomous attacks ushered cybercrime into AI era in 2025 Ransomware attacks increased 8% year-on-year making it the worst on record 5 Feb
Pro Cybercrime group claims credit for voice phishing attacks Single sign-on accounts were targeted in attacks on three firms 30 Jan
Pro Telefónica Tech launches managed service based on Netskope technology AI-driven Security Service Edge solutions promises to reduce risk, cost and complexity 27 Jan
Life Less than half of consumers trust businesses to keep their data safe Eir business survey highlights concerns over security and transparency of personal information 23 Jan
Pro IT teams ill-equipped to stop rogue AI agents Autonomous systems represent an attack surface existing service models aren’t designed to protect against 23 Jan
Radio Threatlocker’s Danny Jenkins on how AI is changing cyber security How companies can protect themselves from more convincing phishing e-mails, bespoke malware, and more 16 Jan
Pro AI security is fundamentally a cloud infrastructure problem, says Palo Alto Networks Securing cloud infrastructure could prevent many security incidents 23 Dec
Pro Germany accuses Russia of cyberattacks and election interference Hacker group APT28 one of two groups identified by authorities 18 Dec
Pro TechFire goes beyond backups to discuss cyber resilience Webinar featured speakers from IBM, DNA IT Solutions, HRI 11 Dec
Pro State-linked groups target critical vulnerability in React Server Components Shadowserver reported more than 77,600 IPs that are vulnerable 9 Dec
Pro Hackers ready threat campaign aimed at Zendesk environments About 40 typoquatting and impersonating domains have been created over the past six months 3 Dec
Pro South Korean authorities arrest four over hack of more than 120,000 security cameras Suspects exploited weaknesses in the security settings, such as easy-to-guess passwords to gain unauthorised access 2 Dec
Pro Third of enterprises worried about ability to identify deepfake attacks More than half of IT leaders admit to using unsanctioned AI tools 28 Nov
Pro Survey finds Shadow IT still a common problem for businesses More than 20% of respondents admit to using public Wi-Fi to share company documents 24 Nov
Pro Cloudflare issue brings down millions of websites worldwide X, Spotify, ChatGPT among services taken offline today 18 Nov
Pro Anthropic identifies automated hacking campaign linked to China Claude developer sounds alarm over AI-generated attacks by nation states 17 Nov
Pro Western governments disrupt trifecta of cybercrime tools Main suspect behind Rhadamanthys infostealer arrested in Greece 17 Nov
Trade Proofpoint expands Cork presence by adding 100 jobs AI innovation centre to be part of significant investment 11 Nov
Pro University of Galway, EY unveil cyber security training programme for executives Course for business leaders has first intake scheduled for early 2026 10 Nov
Pro AI-based malware makes attacks stealthier and more adaptive Google finds evidence of Russia-linked group using Promptsteal against Ukraine 5 Nov
Blogs Failure to prepare for the worst an alarming norm for SMEs Companies are being told AI is the future of cyber security without being aware of the risks, warns Billy MacInnes 31 Oct
Pro SMEs unprepared to defend against advanced cyber threats Vodafone report says cost of AI-powered attacks expected to jump nearly 50% over the next three years 30 Oct
Pro UN member states sign cybercrime agreement despite industry, activist opposition Global agreement that governs how countries exchange digital evidence to investigate cyberattacks 28 Oct
Pro Cyber security Apprenticeship Programme takes in first cohort of 14 participants Initiative enables development of a skilled digital workforce 22 Oct
Pro Social engineering gains ground as hackers’ preferred method of access Threat groups pivot toward new initial-access methods 22 Oct
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