“Good for you,” email scam, claiming to be a Garda child pornography investigation, targets potential Irish victims

July 6, 2023

A new variation of an old scam is doing the rounds in Ireland, pretending to be from An Garda Síochána and asking the potential victim to explain their involvement in alleged child pornography offences. An email with a pdf attachment, coming from a French address is hitting Irish mailboxes. The email states: “Dear,attached is a … More “Good for you,” email scam, claiming to be a Garda child pornography investigation, targets potential Irish victims

Deepfaking it: What to know about deepfake‑driven sextortion schemes

July 4, 2023

Criminals increasingly create deepfake nudes from people’s benign public photos in order to extort money from them, the FBI warns. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning about an increase in extortion campaigns where criminals tap into readily available artificial intelligence (AI) tools to create sexually explicit deepfakes from people’s innocent photos and … More Deepfaking it: What to know about deepfake‑driven sextortion schemes

Verizon 2023 DBIR: what’s new this year and top takeaways for SMBs

July 3, 2023

Here are some of the key insights on the evolving data breach landscape as revealed by Verizon’s analysis of more than 16,000 incidents. Contrary to common perception, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are often the target of cyberattacks. That’s understandable, as in the US and UK, they comprise over 99% of businesses, a majority of private sector jobs … More Verizon 2023 DBIR: what’s new this year and top takeaways for SMBs

Employee monitoring: is ‘bossware’ right for your company?

June 30, 2023

While employee monitoring software may boost productivity, it may also be a potential privacy minefield and it can affect your relationship with your employees. Things may not always run smoothly in the workplace and bosses and workers may not always see eye to eye on many things. But there may be another “threat” in town: … More Employee monitoring: is ‘bossware’ right for your company?