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The Impact of a Security Breach

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A recent report stated that cybercrime in Ireland is double global levels. Businesses of all sizes and in all sectors have been affected.  Looking at these trends, those cyber-attacks are only going to increase in the coming years. Devastating Costs Traditional crimes such as burglary or arson will have a detrimental effect on any business. . . .

Layers rather than a single solution for IT Security

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A virus is a piece of code which is able to copy itself and infect a system and in turn destroy data.  This corruption can have an extremely detrimental effect on any business. With each virus getting more sophisticated as they are created, it takes global leading technology to stay ahead of the game.   As. . .

The Right Security Solution for Mobile Workers

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In a previous article we looked at how the modern enterprise meant that workers were now used to working remotely and using mobile technology to enable them to do so. Using smartphones, laptops and tablets as part of their day to day activities and moving from one to the other with ease.   While this remote. . .

GDPR – Understanding the Data Protection requirements and how to comply

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The modern office looks a lot different than it did the last time a law was passed on data protection.   We now use more mobile devices in our work and personal life.  Company data is no longer just stored with the walls of an office as we move towards storage in the cloud. With. . .

Don’t Take the Bait – Phishing is big business

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In recent times phishing attacks have become more prevalent and sophisticated. Cyber criminals are learning more refined ways to prey upon people which is resulting in quite a few successful attacks.  In particular, they’ve taken advantage of the malware-as-a-service offerings on the dark web in order to increase the efficiency and volume of attacks. In fact,. . .

10 Tell Tale Signs of Phishing from Sophos

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Sophos likes to make security simple for business.  They have provided the top 10  “tells” you can look for to help suss out potential scams. It just doesn’t look right. Is there something a little off with a particular email message? Does it seem too good to be true? Trust your instincts. Generic salutations. Instead. . .