A report from Brandefense on the Irish threat landscape makes for uncomfortable reading. Irish organisations are being actively targeted. Data is appearing on dark web forums. Phishing campaigns are running undetected. Attack surfaces are exposed in ways that most IT and security teams are simply not aware of. Read the report here: Ireland Cybersecurity Threat […]
Mastering Email Security with Liverton Security MailAdviser Email is still a significant communication channel for business — both internally and externally. Cyberattacks that use email as an entry point or as part of a broader attack strategy are common. Attack methods that use emails include phishing, malware, ransomware, and other social engineering tricks. In the […]
Saturday the 25th of May marked a year since the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) came into force in the EU. Most member states have adapted their national data protection laws to be GDPR equivalent (Portugal, Greece, and Slovenia are in the final stages) and the rules governing how data is collected, stored and […]
Data breaches are still a threat for all organisations and with the advent of GDPR in the EU, the implications if one occurs go beyond the reputational into the potentially significant financial area. Most of the focus on preventing data breaches is on thwarting attacks from outside, but there is potential for data leakage from […]
Sticky notes are a wonderful invention. They have lots of useful uses in the office, from quick lists to task descriptions on Kanban boards for agile development teams. Like all ideas, they can also be used for things that are not so good. Such as a convenient way to store passwords for IT systems. The […]
“The files on this computer have been encrypted! You have 96 hours to submit payment, otherwise your files will be permanently destroyed!” The message no one wants to read, you’ve been hit with RANSOMWARE. Such attacks can be costly for businesses as ransomware infects a computer, blocks access to computer files and demands that money […]
I don’t want to make too many assumptions here, but I assume most of you have heard of Shirley Bassey? To be more precise Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, born: 8 January 1937 (age 81 years), famous for Goldfinger · 1964 and of course I Am What I Am · 1984. But when it comes to […]
It can be argued that a company’s most valuable, and sometimes most underestimated, resource is its employees. Communicating effectively with them in times of disruption can make the difference between a smooth recovery from a disaster or one that is plagued with further issues. In times of disaster or disruption, employees may need to work […]
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