MakeITsecure 2008
This week sees the launch of Ireland’s third national security awareness campaign, makeITsecure. The makeITsecure website has been revamped with updated content to help people understand the threats they face and provides hints and tips on how to keep themselves secure online. For the first time this year’s campaign is also an all-Ireland event with activities happening […]
Safer Internet Day 2008
Tuesday, February the 12th sees this year’s Safer Internet Day which is organised by Insafe, a network of 23 nodes in 21 countries funded through the EU Safer Internet Programme, and is aimed at children and younger Internet users. Each year a series of events are run to promote safer use of the internet and draw […]
Over 100 Computers Lost By Irish Government in 5 Years
The SiliconRepublic published a story highlighting how questioning from Ruairi Quinn, spokesperson on Education and Science for the Labour party, exposed how over 100 laptop and desktop computers, 14 Blackberry phones and 11 portable media devices were lost over the past 5 years. While there are no details available as to whether or not any sensitive […]
January Edition of Security Watch Newsletter Now Available
The January 2008 edition of our sister publication, the Security Watch Newsletter, is now available online. For those of you who do not subscribe to our newsletter, you may find it a useful read as we highlight issues and stories that may not be applicable to our Blog.
Upcoming Training Event – Managing Information Security using ISO 27001
In partnership with the Centre for Software Engineering we are running a two day course on “Managing Information Security with the ISO 27001 Information Security Standard”. The course is scheduled to run on the 13th and 14th Of February 2008 and you can book your place on the course by contacting the Centre for Software Engineering. […]
Second Annual Irish CyberCrime Survey Launched
The Irish Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association and UCD have launched the second “ISSA / UCD Irish Cybercrime Survey“. This is a joint project between the Irish Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association and the Centre for Cybercrime Investigation at UCD. Last year was the first time a survey of this nature was conducted to […]
Compromised Passwords at Root of SocGen's Rogue Trading?
The recent €5 billion rogue trading scandal at the French bank Societe Generale appears to have been successful due to compromised passwords. According to the Washington Post the rogue trader in question Jerome Kerviel (pictured left) was able to commit the fraudulent trades by having knowledge of control systems from previously working in that section previously […]
Today is Data Protection Day
Today, January 28th, marks the second International Data Protection Day. Throughout North America and the European Union there are numerous activities to mark the day. In Ireland the Minister for Education and Science Mary Hanafin in association with the Data Protection Commissioner launched a new educational resource on data protection and privacy aimed at second level schools. […]
Irish Data Retention to Include Emails and Internet Browsing
Last night’s RTE news coverage had a piece highlighting the Irish Government’s decision to extend the current data retention legislation to include details of emails, internet chat messages and internet access. While the content of emails and chat messages will not be stored, the proposed legislation will force ISPs to record who sent/recieved an email and […]
Official Study Guide for Certified Wireless Analysis Professional Available Online
Wireless networks are becoming more and more popular. At some stage your company will probably be looking to deploy a wireless network and will be looking to you to set up it in a secure manner. CWNP are providing free the Official Study Guide to become a Certified Wireless Analysyis Professional. While the CWAP exam is now […]