Monday, September 16, 2019

Familiarity is the enemy on the war on hackers and cyber crime

The revelation that a friend or local business has been hacked is old news nowadays.

A few years ago, the idea that unknown assailants might have successfully penetrated your social media account or compromised files in an office or hospital would have prompted gasps of trepidation and disquiet - not anymore.

Cybercrime is everywhere in 2019, and growing into an ever larger threat with each passing month. It is estimated that online criminal activity will cost the world €6 trillion annually by 2021, up from €3 trillion in 2015.

Familiarity is the enemy on the war on hackers and cyber crime

Two arrested in Cork after FBI and Garda cybercrime investigation

 Two people have been arrested in Cork on Thursday as part of a major Garda and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigation into tra...