A year after organisations were rocked by a series of large-scale cybersecurity breaches and ongoing recriminations over state-sponsored interventions, this year’s EY Global Information Security Survey 2018-19 (GISS) Is cybersecurity about more than…
Day: October 22, 2018
Recognise and prevent modern cyber scams
When it comes to protecting yourself and your organisation against cyber scams, there’s no “one-size-fits-all” solution. As organisations and people alike continue to adopt new devices and technology, they’re opening…
Anthem in Record $16m HIPAA Settlement
Healthcare insurance giant Anthem has agreed to pay a record $16m settlement to the US government after a major 2015 breach affecting nearly 79 million customers. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield…
Secret Comment Crew Code Spotted in New Attack
Researchers have spotted the first stage of a new advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign targeting mainly South Korean victims and borrowing code from the notorious Chinese hacking group Comment Crew.…
Ireland vulnerable to cybersecurity attack, says industry leader
The Government has been urged to appoint a cybersecurity “tsar” to ensure the State is adequately prepared to deal with potential attacks. The call by one of the State’s leading IT security…
Are You Spending Too Much (or Too Little) on Cybersecurity?
Figuring out whether a data center is spending enough on cybersecurity is easy in theory but not in practice. First, you determine your appetite for risk. Second, you determine the…