Conor Donnelly Archive
Last Friday, Facebook announced that it has uncovered a bug that may have affect up to 6.8 million of its members. This bug gave third-party apps access to more users’ photos than they originally thought. The bug was found in …
Minister Denis Naughten, has announced important new security requirements for critical national infrastructure in Ireland.
Under the GDPR, certain organisations are required to appoint a DPO (data protection officer). Organisations are also required to publish the details of their DPO and provide these details to their national supervisory authority.
Under the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), which came into force on 25 May 2018, certain organisations are required to appoint a DPO (data protection officer).
Staff awareness is key to ensuring an organisation is secure. All members of staff need to be able to spot suspicious activity and, more importantly, know who to report this to, to ensure it is properly dealt with.
Like many European countries, Ireland is currently experiencing some of the warmest weather in recent history. Although many of us are enjoying the heatwave, it also brings with it serious problems. Parts of Ireland have experienced little to no rainfall …
All organisations that accept card payments must comply with the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard). This is not a simple task, and if you make mistakes when implementing the Standard, you’ll struggle to achieve compliance and expose …
Last week we reported on the Ticketmaster breach, which might have affected Irish customers. This breach was caused by malicious software located on a customer support product hosted by an external third-party supplier, Inbenta Technologies. Since the breach was announced …
With cyber-attacks and data breaches on the rise, cyber security is fast becoming organisations’ top priority. Many have chosen to mitigate the risk by implementing an information security management system (ISMS).
Business continuity is more important than ever. Security incidents are so widespread that it’s impossible to tackle them all, and sooner or later disaster will strike. When that time comes, you’ll need a system to mitigate the damage and ensure that …
