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.
01/11/2018 - Financial institutions have traditionally used security solutions such as firewalls to protect internal networks from external threats. As users would typically work from within the company office and use applications hosted on local servers, these were largely effective. Data was safely contained within this secure environment.
01/11/2018 - 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.
02/10/2018 - Security and compliance are two of the biggest challenges for the financial services sector. Information security threats are created daily and the extent of risk is directly related to the strength of security measures.