Cybersecurity is no longer a product, but a partnership that is fruitful rather than exhausting. Back in 2014, LEGO fans started noticing that some new reddish-brown bricks were brittle and more susceptible to breaking. The issue, known as “brittle brown,” was quite clear — even one faulty brick could spoil the whole impression of a … More Kaseya DattoCon Europe: How to secure MSP success brick by brick
According to the Irish Independent*, thousands of drivers whose cars were towed on behalf of the gardaí had details of insurance investigations, vehicle registration certs, notices of car seizures and payment card details exposed in a major IT data breach. How can such incidents be prevented? According to the newspaper the breach was caused by … More Data of thousands of drivers in Ireland who had vehicles towed exposed in IT breach
The breaking news of the PSNI data breach has exposed two major vulnerabilities security experts have been warning about for quite a while – data handling and insider threats. Yesterday news broke that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has accidentally leaked the surname, initials, the rank or grade, the work location and departments … More PSNI data breach: two crucial vulnerabilities, one big mess
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
A phishing scam claiming “Your Post Goes Against Our Community Standards So Only You Can See”, tags Irish political parties, media, businesses and others, to make them click on a phishing link. An insidious scam, which leads users to believe something on their Facebook page goes against community standards is tagging various Irish Facebook pages … More Facebook scam targets pages of Irish political parties, media and businesses
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