Taking Control of Cloud Data Risk: What Irish Organisations Need to Know Ask most IT or security leads in Irish organisations where their sensitive data lives and you will get a variation of the same answer: mostly in the cloud, probably across a few SaaS tools, and possibly some places we have not fully mapped […]
In a world where cybersecurity threats are ever evolving and increasingly sophisticated, businesses of all sizes need robust solutions to protect their networks. However, these solutions have traditionally been costly and complex. WatchGuard is changing that tradition with the launch of its new ThreatSync+ Network Detection and Response (NDR) solution. This groundbreaking, 100% Cloud-native solution […]
In the ever-evolving digital landscape, securing Microsoft 365 environments has become increasingly challenging for MSPs. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) stands as the most effective defence against account breaches and greatly reduces the risk of unauthorised access. However, Microsoft’s deprecation of Entra ID Legacy MFA and the limitations of security defaults, such as 90-day token lifetimes and […]
Full remote and hybrid working arrangements are becoming the norm in many businesses, and are growing in popularity in public sector organisations. This move to partial or complete remote working is true for “knowledge workers” outside of the IT department, but it is also increasingly true for IT staff who perform System Admin functions or […]
Estimates show that the cost of cybercrime to organisations in 2023 was €7.2 trillion ($8 trillion), with projections indicating that this will grow to €9.4 trillion ($10.5 trillion) in 2025! Protecting data from cyberattacks and accidental loss is a core requirement of the cybersecurity team. The increasingly used tactic of attackers stealing data to use […]
Ransomware attacks are an ongoing threat to educational institutions of all sizes. These attacks cause significant disruptions to educational operations by encrypting critical data, such as student records and online learning systems. Attackers often also steal data as well as encrypt it, and there are threats to release this stolen data on the dark web […]
As the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) remoulds the financial services sector, it presents not only a compliance imperative but also a commercial horizon for cybersecurity entities. Renaissance, in partnership with the ICTTF Cyber Risk Academy, brings to light the essence of DORA, particularly focusing on the ‘training’ aspect as the cornerstone for vendors to […]