Security Roundup August 2024
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Europol report highlights latest cybercrime threats Cyber threats have multiplied and fragmented over the past year, with ransomware groups increasingly targeting small and medium sized businesses because their defences are weaker. Millions of victims across the EU were attacked and […]
Another global IT outage is ‘inevitable’, Irish security experts warn
After the CrowdStrike global IT outage, Irish security experts warn another outage is ‘highly likely’. CEO Brian Honan shares his insight with The Irish Independent. Read More ›
Business counts the cost of CrowdStrike outage
The CrowdStrike outage affected at least 8.5 million machines, according to Microsoft’s estimates, which adds up to less than 1 per cent of Windows machines. Experts said the true impact of the incident could be much higher. Our CEO Brian Honan shares his insight with The Irish Times. Read More >
CrowdStrike global outage: CEO debunks cyberattack claims
CEO Brian Honan spoke to Forbes Magazine about how a quick fix solution is not in sight. Read More >
Microsoft sees 8.5M systems hit by faulty CrowdStrike update
CEO Brian Honan spoke to Gov Info Security about Microsoft, working with CrowdStrike, released an updated recovery tool, designed to work with Windows clients and servers. Read More ›
CrowdStrike disruption restoration is taking time
CEO Brian Honan spoke to Gov Info Security about the CrowdStrike disruption. Read More ›
Remote work adds to chaos as firms react to IT wipeout
CEO Brian Honan shares his insight with The Sunday Independent. Read More ›
Worldwide Windows outage due to CrowdStrike
CEO Brian Honan speaks on RTÉ’s Today with Claire Byrne about the worldwide Windows outage. Listen Here >
Update: Worldwide IT outage due to buggy Crowdstrike sensor configuration update
CEO Brian Honan spoke to Help Net Security about worldwide IT outage due to CrowdStrike fault. Read More >
CrowdStrike fault causes global IT outages
BH Consulting CEO, Brian Honan, spoke to Infosecurity Magazine about the worldwide IT outage. Read More>