Security breaches

Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Research Reveals Decline in Ransomware and Malware attacks in 2018 In Ireland, but Phishing and Weaponised Cryptocurrency Mining Remain as Prevalent Threats

Microsoft’s latest Security Intelligence Report (volume 24) for 2018, shows that there has been a major decline in Ransomware and…

7 years ago

Impulsive People Are More Likely to Get Hacked

A study from Michigan State University revealed that impulsive behaviour online, like obsessive use of social media, shopping, and downloading…

7 years ago

Protecting Your Business from a Data Breach: What You Need to Know

Image source: unsplash.com The number of reported data breaches increases annually, and the threat posed by these breaches is enormous…

7 years ago

Hacker Motives and why to take cyber security seriously

Cyber attacks today are getting more sophisticated and more dangerous for both businesses and consumers alike. Large enterprises all the…

7 years ago

How to start a cybersecurity company and survive

2017 was the year of the ransomware, 2018 was the year of cryptominers - it’s unknown what the biggest cybersecurity…

7 years ago

2019 Essential Cybersecurity Dictionary

Words like "worm", trojan steed and "zombie" may appear the stuff of sci-fi, however, they're a piece of the truth…

7 years ago

Gearbest Data Breach – Hundreds of Thousands of Online Shoppers’ Information Exposed

Unsecured databases mean users’ information is easily accessible online Gearbest customers are affected, as well as customers on sister shopping…

7 years ago

Your entire online identity could be worth less than €900 on dark web, new report reveals

We extended our analysis this year from three to five of the biggest black markets on the dark web, making…

7 years ago

Over 59,000 personal data breaches reported across Europe since GDPR

Over 59,000 data breach notifications have been reported across the European Economic Area by public and private organizations since the…

7 years ago

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