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Typetec survey reveals more than half of Irish SMEs have paid ransoms to cybercriminals

Ronan LeonardOctober 20, 2021

Typetec, one of Ireland’s leading managed IT and cyber security solutions provider, has announced the results of a new survey which reveals that 52% of small an...

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Warnings signs that your data’s been compromised

Irish Tech NewsOctober 22, 2018

by Terry Hearn High street chains have been alerting customers to data breaches with what seems like increasing regularity in recent years. In 2018 alone, Br...

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SamSam: The (Almost) Six Million Dollar Ransomware

Alison McGuireAugust 1, 2018

Executive/press briefing notes and highlights of our investigation into this ransomware campaign Executive summary Sophos has been conducting a long-term investigation of the SamSam ransomware campaign since soon after it emerged in late 2015. Th...

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Three-quarters of firms upped cybersecurity after WannaCry

JohnAugust 8, 2017

DataSolutions today announced the results of a survey, which found that 73% of companies have made changes to their IT security as a direct result of the WannaC...

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One in five Irish businesses held to ransom in past 12 months

JohnJune 22, 2017

One-fifth of Irish businesses were held to ransom by cyber criminals in the past 12 months, according to the results of a recent survey commissioned by leading ...

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