Cover Story: A major new criminal landscape

Liam Halpin of Dell sees a different set of dangers in the current environment to the recent past.

Liam Halpin, general manager, Dell Ireland.

These aren’t the hackers you used to know. The threats in the modern age, even for a SME, come from organised and disciplined criminals who see this as a business. Liam Halpin, general manager of Dell Ireland, told Connected that it’s a different game now for cyber criminals.

“The threat landscape has changed significantly. If we were having this conversation 10 years ago, the threat was predominantly what I term digital graffiti. It ...