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Lucinda Creighton: Ireland cannot afford to be an outlier on TikTok

The EU, Britain and the US have all moved to protect their government institutions from potential Chinese interference via the social media app, yet Ireland is welcoming TikTok with open arms

Insecure by design: why we need to focus on data, not systems

Cybersecurity spending continues to rise but, while it is essential to business, does the cost spiral suggest something is fundamentally wrong with our IT systems

Virgin Media Television says ‘major hack’ was not ransomware

The broadcaster said that the cyber attack has been ‘contained, isolated and terminated’

Irish cybersecurity firm Viso to create 22 jobs as part of UK expansion

The Dublin based cybersecurity provider plans to treble its workforce over the next three years following the €250,000 investment

Irish cybersecurity firm valued at €42.7m after listing in London

Cork’s Smarttech247 lists on AIM exchange following direct IPO after rejecting reverse takeover plan

Irish cybersecurity firm Vaultree raises $12.8m

Dublin and London-listed Molten Ventures co-leads Series A along with Ten Eleven Ventures

Nearly half of Irish small firms hit by cyber attacks since 2019

Companies said the average cost of the breaches was €8,500

Security of Ireland’s energy infrastructure being ‘monitored’ after Nord Stream attack

Officials are paying close attention to energy security ahead of a difficult winter period

Irish cybersecurity firm Tines raises $55m in major funding round

The move means the company has now raised more than $96m since its establishment in 2018

Anti-piracy start-up Ceartas DMCA to raise up to $6m

The company’s services include removal of so-called ‘revenge porn’ images from the internet

HSE Cyber Attack

HSE hits delays in contacting people impacted by cyber attack

Authority has yet to start contacting individuals affected, despite plans to begin the process by April

This Working Life

Working from home leaves businesses more open to cyber attack, leaders fear

A new survey has found that 69 per cent of Irish firms are concerned hybrid working will leave them more vulnerable to cyber threats

Online battle: How Ukraine’s cybersecurity experts became citizen soldiers for the digital era

The conflict in Ukraine is the first ever ‘hybrid war’, fought in cyberspace as well as on physical battlefields. Alex Meehan examines the state of play on the cyber front lines

Ireland ‘nowhere near’ level of cyber protection needed amid Russia war, experts to warn

TDs and senators will hear that Ireland is not adequately prepared for the growing threat of cyber-criminal activity

Security Watch: Protecting a castle on a cloud

Cloud remains essential for online businesses, but it creates complex security threats

Security experts on high alert over fears of imminent Russian cyber attacks

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to herald the onset of more cyber attacks on western infrastructure, including in Ireland, according to IT security specialists

New Defence Forces cybersecurity unit will not be fast-tracked

Summer timeline for acting on the recommendations from the Commission on the Defence Forces remains unchanged

Ukraine crisis: Irish Central Bank tells staff Russian cyber attack risk is ‘heightened’

Regulator urges staff to be ‘conscious and focused when browsing the internet’ in internal message

Hell to pay: the rise of ransom attacks and what to do about them

Such attacks are ransoming businesses and taking them offline. Róisín Kiberd asked the experts how to survive them

Minister warns Ireland open to cyber attack if Russia invades Ukraine

Public sector bodies and essential services including electricity and gas firms and banks have two-year deadline to sharpen security measures