New Year’s resolution: keeping cybercriminals and scammers at bay
New Year is a time for looking forward, but discouraging signs from cybercriminals in 2023 could spell bad news for cybersecurity professionals. Economic forecasters almost unanimously expect a tough year ahead as inflation pressures continue, Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on, and the spectre of recession rises again. What does this have to do with […]
Infosecurity Magazine Webinar: How a Threat Response Unit Unmasks a Hacker
A new hacker has been uncovered – Venom Spider – and in this session the Threat Response Unit will tell you how they unmasked the cybercrime gang. During this session a threat response unit will share how they did it and what they uncovered when chasing down the malware supplier for two of Russia’s top […]
RTE Radio 1: FBI warns TikTok poses a threat to data protection and cyber security
BH Consulting CEO Brian Honan was interviewed on the RTE Radio 1 News about whether TikTok poses a threat to data protection and cyber security. Listen to the interview via the RTÉ Player. Listen Now >
Security Roundup December 2022
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Ransomware recovery costs make a bitter pill for HSE We try to keep security and data protection disciplines separate in our practice, but sometimes they unavoidably overlap. The Conti ransomware that infected the Health Service Executive in May 2021 falls into both […]
Infosecurity Magazine Webinar: How a Threat Response Unit Unmasks a Hacker
A new hacker has been uncovered – Venom Spider – and in this session the Threat Response Unit will tell you how they unmasked the cybercrime gang. During this session a threat response unit will share how they did it and what they uncovered when chasing down the malware supplier for two of Russia’s top […]
RTE News: Interview about An Garda Síochána taking down the “iSpoof.cc” website
BH Consulting CEO Brian Honan was interviewed on the RTE Six One News about the success of International law enforcement authorities, including An Garda Síochána, in taking down the iSpoof.cc website used by international criminals to defraud €115m from people across the world. Listen to the interview via the RTÉ Player (start time 24 mins/30 secs). Watch Now ›
Newstalk Radio
Our CEO, Brian Honan featured on Newstalk’s lunchtime news at 12 p.m. to discuss the arrests that had been made following a sting operation that included the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau and the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau. They successfully targeted criminals which were using a website that made ‘spoof’ phone calls appear to come […]
IRISSCON 2022 roundup: a new hope
Cybersecurity conferences aren’t usually places where you expect to feel better about the world, but IRISSCON 2022 struck a surprisingly hopeful tone. Mikko Hyppönen, WithSecure chief research officer, looked back at security’s evolution over decades and reached an unexpected conclusion. “I think we are living in the golden age of cybersecurity. The technical security of […]
Digicert Article: The Matter With Smart Devices
Our CEO, Brian Honan weighs in on the frustration of IoT devices that don’t interconnect and how Matter will not only allow products to interoperate with each other seamlessly, but also allow for better security and privacy. Read More ›
UK CSO 30 Awards 2022 winners announced
Our CEO, Brian Honan was recognised as a CSO 30 UK Award Winner for demonstrating outstanding leadership and business value in cybersecurity. Read Now ›