AI Is Already in Use Across Your Business. Governing It, Testing It, and Seeing It Is the Work That Comes Next. Most organisations across Ireland and the UK now have AI in active use, and in a lot of cases it arrived without anyone formally deciding to bring it in. People started using AI tools […]
Can Your Infrastructure Handle AI? The Backup, Ransomware and Storage Questions to Answer First AI is moving quickly through Irish organisations, and much of the infrastructure underneath it was built for a very different set of demands. As large language models, AI agents and automated workflows become part of everyday operations, data volumes climb, data […]
Ask most IT managers whether their organisation is secure and you will get a confident answer. Ask them to prove it, device by device, user by user, policy by policy, and the picture becomes more complicated. Over the past decade, organisations have accumulated a collection of tools that each address one part of the security […]
Ask any IT or security lead in an Irish public sector body or educational institution right now what keeps them up at night, and the answer is rarely one thing. It is the combination of growing threats, shrinking headcount, expanding attack surfaces, and a regulatory environment that is moving faster than most teams can keep […]
Take Part in Our Ransomware Resilience Survey and Help Shape Ireland’s First Benchmark Report Ransomware is no longer a question of if but when. Globally, ransomware attacks surged by 45% in 2025, with the average cost of an incident now estimated between $1.8 million and $5 million. In Ireland alone, 80% of employees have experienced a cybersecurity incident […]
Ireland’s largest cybersecurity gathering is back for its ninth year. Renaissance, Ireland’s leading IT security distributor, is delighted to announce the return of Cyber Expo & Conference Ireland, and we can now confirm the full conference programme. Whether you’re an MSP looking to expand your security portfolio, an IT professional navigating compliance demands, or a business leader […]
Lookout, the mobile security specialists, have been thinking deeply about where AI is heading – and what it means for cybersecurity. Their recent blog, Ethical and Regulatory Implications of Agentic AI: Balancing Innovation and Safety explores the next frontier of artificial intelligence and raises important questions for any organisation relying on AI tools today. The core message? […]
New research from LevelBlue reveals a troubling disconnect in retail cybersecurity. While 49% of retail executives claim they’re highly competent at defending against cyber adversaries, only 25% say they’re actually ready for AI-powered threats and just 33% feel prepared for deepfake attacks. This confidence gap is dangerous. Organisations that believe they’re adequately protected may delay essential security investments or overlook emerging threats until it’s too late. […]
It can be tempting to rely solely on security infrastructure such as firewalls, endpoint protection solutions, and other core cybersecurity technologies for protection. However, this approach carries significant risk. Regulators across Europe now expect organisations not only to prevent breaches but also to respond swiftly, contain damage, and promptly report incidents. As a result, the […]