Photos: IRISSCON 2023

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IRISSCON, the annual cybercrime-themed conference organized by the Irish Reporting and Information Security Service (IRISS), was held in Dublin, Ireland, on November 16, 2023. Images >

Security Roundup November 2023

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Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Scamalot: police point to ongoing online fraud… It may be the low-hanging fruit of the security profession, but every now and again it’s worth re-familiarising ourselves with how scams work. Tom Whipple, a journalist with The Times, has an excellent […]

Security Roundup October 2023

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Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Ransomware an ongoing threat to industry as crime gangs organise Malware-based cyber-attacks are the most prominent threat to industry, Europol says. The agency’s spotlight report examines ‘crime-as-a-service’, lifting the cover on ransomware groups’ business structures. A companion to Europol’s IOCTA 2023 report, it […]

Why the Language of Cybersecurity Awareness Needs to be More Accessible

European Cybersecurity Month is upon us, and that can be a good hook for awareness-raising campaigns. But are the messages hitting home as effectively as they could? Several experts believe we need to take a fresh look at the language we use in security. Otherwise, we risk failing to help messages reach, and resonate with, […]