04/11/2021 - An important yet often overlooked aspect of any organization’s cyber security strategy is culture — building and nurturing a working environment that promotes and encourages secure behaviors and empowers people to better protect themselves and others through knowledge, awareness, and positive behavior change.
29/06/2021 - On 4 June 2021 the European Commission issued its eagerly awaited decision publishing the new Standard Contractual Clauses, or SCCs (“New SCCs”) for the GDPR-compliant transfer of personal data to third countries.
23/07/2020 - On 12 July 2020, EU Regulation 2019/1150 (the “P2B Regulation” or the “Regulation”) became directly applicable across the EU. This Regulation aims to provide protection for businesses that rely on third-party online platforms to reach their customers, whilst simultaneously being designed to preserve the business model of the third-party online platforms themselves.
26/05/2020 - The Report is based on a review carried out by the DPC of websites in various sectors in Ireland, including insurance, banking, media, retail and the public sector.
12/05/2020 - On 3 April 2020 Europol (the EU law enforcement agency) published a warning to individuals, companies, public institutions and other organisations about the marked rise in cybercriminal activities since the outbreak of COVID-19.
01/05/2020 - The Data Protection Commission (DPC) published a report on the use of cookies and other tracking technologies and an updated guidance note on cookies and other tracking technologies...
16/01/2020 - Creating a culture of learning and development (L&D) has become a priority for many organizations recently. With numerous driving factors, learning development is an unavoidable element in today’s workplace.
31/10/2019 - Symantec CloudSOC found that enterprises on average use up to 1,000 cloud apps but most CIOs think their organisations only use around 40.
26/09/2019 - Everybody is a target, so the answer is yes! Although more often it will be accidental rather than personal.
20/09/2019 - All levels of an organisation are at risk from hackers – but senior management is coming under increasing risk of attack
21/08/2019 - For today’s businesses, a performant IT infrastructure is critical to their ability to operate and perform. But what is the best way to ensure your systems are well monitored and managed?
01/08/2019 - CIOs are not only challenged with protecting company assets but also tasked with creating a security awareness culture. CIOs need to teach employees how to safeguard against the security risks faced on a daily basis so they can handle any issues that may arise.
27/06/2019 - Why should you move to Office 365 when you already have a perfectly good solution? And why should you use a Managed Services Provider (MSP) to implement it?
21/05/2019 - A security awareness programme is more than security training. It educates employees that data is a valuable corporate asset. A security awareness programme will change employee behaviour and reduce risks.
29/04/2019 - Social engineering is the use of deception to manipulate people into revealing confidential information.
15/03/2019 - Berkley Group, based in Cork, specialises in recruitment and talent management services across Ireland, UK and Europe.
15/01/2019 - Security is the main barrier to cloud adoption which no one implementing cutting-edge cloud technology can afford to ignore...
10/01/2019 - This is a four-part series of articles covering emerging trends in cyber security, the skills gap, and recent developments to address the growing cyber threat (part 3)
07/01/2019 - A number of things can result in a company losing data including bad weather or a cyber-attack
03/01/2019 - Network Security Monitoring, also termed as Security Even Monitoring or Security Information Monitoring is a tool to protect your organization by detecting threats, gauging suspicious activities, identifying the intruders as well as other vulnerabilities occurring externally or internally.