Funding Irish ‘soonicorn’ software automation firm raises $50mTines has also reported that annual recurring revenues have risen by more than 200 per cent since its last funding round in October 2022
Connected Magazine Cybersecurity: facing the reality of riskFrom AI-enabled scams to new regulations intended to tighten up organisational IT platforms, Jason Walsh looks at the latest trends in cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Cybersecurity threats are ‘like an ongoing bar fight in a western’, Dublin conference hearsThe director of the National Cyber Security Centre has warned of an increase in online threats due to forthcoming elections
Tech Tech privacy professionals fear budget cutsSurvey finds a lag between talking about privacy and cybersecurity and actually implementing measures
Cybersecurity 71 per cent increase in identity-based cyberattacksIBM report highlighted a ‘pronounced surge’ in hackers logging into existing accounts without the use of phishing.
Connected Magazine Unlocking encryption: safeguarding data in the digital ageEncryption of back-ups and even data in transit is commonplace, but cloud applications have complex key management requirements that have slowed adoption. Jason Walsh looks at the problem, and the solutions
Cybersecurity US SEC X account compromised to falsely say Bitcoin ETFs approvedThe SEC said that there was unapproved activity on the @SECGov X account “by an unknown party for a brief period of time”
Sponsored New Microsoft Research: How Organisations in Ireland are Navigating the Cybersecurity Threat LandscapeIn the rapidly evolving cyber landscape, Irish organisations find themselves at the forefront of an ongoing battle against cyber threats.
Connected Magazine Tick tock: reacting fast to cyber-attacksThe time organisations’ have to respond to cyber-attacks is getting narrower, reports Jonathan Keane
Tech Shoppers advised to be wary of scams ahead of Black FridayDigital Business Ireland has warned that the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales is “fertile ground” for cyber criminals
Cybersecurity Bank of Ireland warns of increased risk of scams ahead of Black Friday salesBOI consumers spent 54 per cent more on Black Friday last year
Tech Two thirds of Irish businesses to increase IT security spending Dell Technologies survey shows 93 per cent of firms have taken steps to enhance data protection in the last year
Connected Magazine Setting the standard for cybersecurity across the EU The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will put much more responsibility on the financial services sector to step up their cybersecurity
Tech Report: Cyber attacks on Irish businesses on the riseThe study by Hiscox found that more than 7 in 10 Irish companies suffered attacks
Tech Up to 500,000 staff required to fend off growing cyber security threat to EuropeOne industry body is estimating that between 260,000 and 500,000 more tech staff are needed across the EU
Jobs Demand for cyber security staff trebled since 2019 Industry contributes and estimated €1.1 billion to the Irish economy
Connected Only letting the good stuff in: why ‘zero-trust’ may be the way forward for data securityDanny Jenkins, co-founder of ThreatLocker, couldn’t find code that ‘only allows exactly what you need and nothing else’, so he wrote it himself
Northern Ireland PSNI chief: dissident republicans have information from data breachThe union for PSNI officers said that hundreds of officers fear for their safety
Northern Ireland Former NI justice minister questions ‘systemic failures’ that led to PSNI data breachNaomi Long, the leader of the Alliance party, said major questions had been raised by the incident
Security Irish firms risk being locked out of €150m funding due to lack of security clearance systemIreland has no national intelligence agency, so companies cannot be screened and may miss out on sensitive contracts under EU tendering rules