Luke Irwin Archive

If you work in IT, you’ll probably have come across ITIL®, the globally recognised framework that helps organisations manage their ITSM (IT service management) requirements.  The framework is updated regularly to make sure it’s suitable for the ever-evolving IT industry, and in 2019, the …

The week before Christmas, Frankfurt saw the unwelcome return of Emotet, a banking trojan that recently came out of hiding to terrorise organisations across the globe.  The malware spread through the city’s systems, forcing officials to shut down its IT network, causing huge delays to government services. 

At this time of year, news feeds are chock full of Predictions For The Next Year – and for good reason. Everybody wants to be prepared for what lies ahead. But if you’re looking for guidance on what 2020 has in store, we suggest you follow …

It might sound crazy to the uninitiated, but organisations across the globe pay people to break into their systems and find sensitive information. The reason they do this is simple: to catch a thief, you must think like one. Organisations hire ethical hackers, otherwise …

We recently discussed what counts as personal data under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); however, we didn’t cover sensitive personal data.

In case you didn’t already know, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) requires Irish organisations to report data breaches to the DPC (Data Protection Commission) within 72 hours of becoming aware of them.  

Ransomware has become one of the most infamous types of cyber crime in recent years, with security professionals and the public alike fearing the prospect of attack. But although many of us broadly understand how ransomware works – computers are infected with malware, locking users out of their files until they make a payment – there is little …