A brute force attack is when an unauthorised person hacks into a system by attempting several password combinations until they’re able to gain access. For any company whose employees use passwords to...

Why being human may be your biggest failing

All companies like to emphasise their human side so that they can be seen to connect with their clients. Unfortunately, being human is the main problem...

When you're running a business, keeping your employees to high standards of security and safety can be difficult. A single breach could mean a serious loss of revenue for your company or the ransom,...

On Friday, the world experienced the wrath of a well-coordinated ransomware attack, known as WannaCrypt. The attack caused Britain's NHS to cancel surgeries, a wide array of Russian and Chinese...

Many organisations around the world and the critical systems they depend on were victims of malicious “WannaCrypt” software over the past few days.

This blog spells out the steps every individual and...

One of the many challenges facing companies within the digital domain is the ability to adequately safeguard their in-house assets against theft, corruption and similar external threats. This can...

The General Data Protection Regulation was agreed on by EU lawmakers at the end of 2015. It will come into force next year, replacing the current Data Protection Directive (DPD).

How resilient is your business? Is it equipped to cope with a natural or man-made disaster? Are you confident that your IT infrastructure and data security is protected and resilient enough? The...

In an extensive study of more than 7.5 million email messages, sent over the last two years, IT Managed Services company IT Force has determined that over 83% of all email traffic in Ireland is...

PwC's Global Economic Crime Survey 2016 confirms hacking is on the rise, and it affects businesses profoundly. Cybercrime is now the second-most reported economic crime, and about 1/3 of...