Infosec


Tolerating Failure: From Happy Accidents To Serious Screwups … Time To Look At Getting It Wrong, Er, Correctly

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Let’s talk procedures. Plus: Are you dealing with errors in a way that leaves room for people to own up to them? Feat... Read more

Hack Of Luscious Anime Porn Site Exposed Identities And Info Of 1.2m Users

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When users hand over their personal data, there is an expectation that this data will remain private and secure. This e... Read more

Hackers Can Work Out Your Password By Listening To Your Keystrokes As You Type

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At this stage, most internet users are likely savvy enough to dodge suspicious spear-phishing emails and know not to us... Read more

$200 IPhone USB Cable Dupe Enables Remote Computer Hijacking

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On Sunday morning (11 August), Forbes reported that a hacker was selling a malicious iPhone Lightning cable for just $2... Read more

Enterprise Security Platform Cybereason Raises $200m

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This morning (6 August), enterprise security platform Cybereason announced that it has secured $200m in funding. Since ... Read more

New Android Ransomware Targets Reddit Users Searching For Porn

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Despite not being as common as it was back in 2017, a new family of Android ransomware has been discovered by security... Read more

Kazakhstan Asks Internet Users To Install Controversial Security Certificate

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Privacy advocates have warned that a new security certificate for internet browsers being promoted by the Kazakhstan go... Read more

UK Data Watchdog To Fine Hotel Giant Marriott Almost £100m

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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today, 9 July, confirmed its intent to mete out a hefty fine in ex... Read more

Vulnerability In Zoom Could Allow Websites To Hijack Mac Webcams

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On Monday (8 July), software engineer and cybersecurity researcher Jonathan Leitschuh published a blogpost in which he ... Read more

Helen Dixon Reappointed As Data Protection Commissioner For Five Years

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Helen Dixon has been reappointed as Data Protection Commissioner for Ireland for a further five-year term. Since takin... Read more

Want To Know What The Hottest Jobs In Fintech Are?

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The fintech industry has continued to gain momentum globally over the past few years, with the UK sector very much in ... Read more

Cyber Ireland Cluster To Make Ireland A Global Cybersecurity Powerhouse

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The Irish cybersecurity cluster, Cyber Ireland, has been officially launched after engagement with more than 90 compan... Read more

Whats Up With WhatsApp As Flaw Injects Spyware On Phones

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WhatsApp has confirmed that it has become the victim of a major attack where hackers were able to remotely install surv... Read more

Equinixs John Shorten: Enterprise Data Volumes Are Rocketing

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John Shorten is senior director of operations for Ireland and emerging markets at Equinix. With more than 15 years of e... Read more

Vodafone Admits It Once Found Secret Backdoors In Huawei Routers

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Huawei’s efforts to put itself forward as a company that western governments can trust have been dealt another signif... Read more

A New Deal: Privacy Must Always Come Before Profit

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Do you sometimes feel a tremor of fear when you retrieve cash from an ATM, wondering if there is some secret recording ... Read more

Major Indian IT Firm Wipro Has Been Breached By State-sponsored Hacker

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One of India’s largest IT outsourcing firms, Wipro, has fallen victim to a breach that sources say affected many of i... Read more

Norway Claims Russia Disrupted GPS During NATO Arctic War Games

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Tensions between Russia and NATO countries continue to grow following allegations made by Nordic nations that their eno... Read more

New Study Shows Just How Vulnerable Hospitals Are To Phishing Attacks

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As the world becomes increasingly digitised, more businesses are grappling with how cybersecurity threats could impact ... Read more

Google Researchers Say Software Alone Cant Mitigate Spectre Chip Flaws

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Google researchers say that software alone is not enough to prevent the exploitation of the Spectre flaws present in a ... Read more