Non-fake emails show how far we still need to go to fight phishing scams
If you received an email from a sender called BrokPro2 and the subject line was eight seemingly random digits, would you click to read it or consign it to the spam folder? (Asking for a friend.) To anyone who guessed answer number two, congratulations on your high levels of vigilance. Obviously you were paying attention […]
Password Advice Turns Out to be Less Than Secure
I was interviewed by the News at One on RTE Radio to comment on the man who has disowned his advice about making passwords safer. Now retired, Bill Burr admitted his proposals have been a waste of time. “Much of what I did I now regret,” he told the Wall Street Journal. Back in 2003, […]
Doing privacy ‘rights’ vs doing privacy ‘right’
When privacy is compromised, it can impact an organisation’s reputation, damaging corporate credibility and consumer trust, and increasingly results in rising financial penalties. Many organisations worldwide have suffered privacy breaches, largely caused by a lack of senior management understanding and often resulting from poor governance. Information privacy protection is an important information management issue that […]
Many businesses yet to get in gear over GDPR
GDPR’s widespread effect came home to me – literally – after I got a letter by post from a car dealership recently. My one and only transaction with this company was back in 2000. The car I bought from them hasn’t been mine for more than nine years. Yet still, this company had my name […]
Make it public or private…how secure is your profile online?
Part 1 Did you ever ask yourself if you care what personal information you give out online or in exchange for a “free” service? Do you really want to mix your colleagues with a friends or family on social media? Do you really want to leak some information about your life and interests to strangers? […]
It Could Happen to Anyone – A CEO Fraud Primer
There has been a lot of media coverage lately over various organisations falling victim to CEO fraud. Basically a scam whereby criminals using email fool a target within an organisation into redirecting funds into bank accounts under their control. We have worked with some companies who have fallen victim to this and we also wrote […]
How to build your first digital forensics lab on a budget
Some companies set up a digital forensics lab in order to carry out internal checks for workplace misconduct, to support disciplinary proceedings, to carry out incident analysis and damage assessment, or else to provide such services for profit to others. Demand for digital forensics is growing: Transparency Market Research has forecast that the digital forensics […]
BH Consulting to Feature in RTÉ TV Documentary about Cybercrime
Security company sets up real-world ‘hacking’ scenario to show how consumers unwittingly put their personal information at risk Monday, 14 November 2016 — Information security specialist BH Consulting will feature in a documentary about cybercrime which is being broadcast tonight on RTÉ One. Written and presented by Keelin Shanley, the programme is called Hacked and […]
Getting Ready for the EU General Data Protection Regulation
Information is the lifeblood of today’s business world. With timely and accurate information business decisions can be made quickly and confidently. Thanks to modern technology, today’s business environment is no longer constrained by physical premises or office walls. We can work on laptops, smartphones or tablet computers and with nearly ubiquitous internet connectivity we can […]
Securing Business Podcast
We are delighted to announce that a new podcast focusing on the business aspects of information security and cyber security is now available. The Securing Business Podcast is a joint effort with our own Brian Honan, journalist Gordon Smith, and Matt Houlihan from the International Radio Company. It is available from Soundcloud and iTunes Every […]