DPIAs (data protection impact assessments) help organisations identify, assess and mitigate privacy risks to data processing activities. They are particularly important when introducing new data processes, systems and technologies.
Penetration testing involves a simulated malicious attack against an organisation’s defences. The results provide an insight into the way an attacker might exploit and leverage weaknesses, which in turn helps the organisation understand which areas it needs to improve. Unlike …
A Romanian man has been jailed for 11 years after pleading guilty for his role in three cyber security scams. Adrian Mitan was charged in 2018 for conducting a money laundering scheme arising from eBay fraud, a brute-force phishing scheme …
Organisations that accept card payments are responsible for the security of customers’ payment information and must comply with the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard). Compliance will be a lengthy process for some, but organisations that handle fewer than six million transactions annually can …
In August, we found 84 publicly disclosed cyber attacks and data breaches, which accounted for almost 61 million breached records. You can find the full list of incidents on our sister site, but, as always, we delve into some of the …
Data breaches are on the rise and affecting Irish organisations, most recently Eir and Cork City Council’s Park by Phone service. Criminal hackers are gaining access to organisations’ networks using a variety of techniques, so ensuring your network is secure should be high on your agenda. Penetration testing is an effective method …
Phishing is one of the greatest cyber security threats that organisations face. According to the 2021 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 35% of all data breaches involved scams trying to steal people’s sensitive information or login credentials. Such attacks are …
Often, organisations rely on vulnerability scans to identify their weaknesses. They are told that vulnerability scanning is as good as penetration testing and that it will be enough to meet the compliance requirements of the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry …
Data privacy is one of the biggest problems that organisations and individuals face in modern business. Customers are increasingly striving for personalised services – whether that’s recommendations tailored to their interests, account customisation, reports based on previous activity or countless …
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) outlines six conditions under which organisations can process personal data. Contractual requirements, legal obligations, vital interests and tasks carried out in the public interest are all relatively self-explanatory, leaving consent and legitimate interest that …
