Over the past year the world has witnessed a booming cybercrime economy and the rapid rise of cybercrime incidents. To date in 2021, incidents of computer interference have increased by over 150%* with similar levels of growth experienced in cyber enabled crimes such as online frauds and exploitation. The cyberattack landscape is evolving as […]
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In the words of Yeats, the state of cyber security in Ireland has “all changed, changed utterly”. The attack on our HSE was a national wake-up call to the potential of cybercrime and to the destruction it can cause. Specifically, the phrase “ransomware attack” now carries the weight of fear and uncertainty for many Irish […]
Welcome to our Cyber Security Quiz 2021. To celebrate Cyber Security Awareness Month in October, we are running a weekly quiz to see who has the best cyber trivia knowledge. Enter your nickname to feature on our leaderboard and be in with a chance to win a €100 One4All voucher. Week 4
CommSec to Provide Penetration Testing to Microsoft Clients Managed cybersecurity services provider, CommSec has become a Microsoft Silver Partner. This marks the start of the journey for CommSec within the Microsoft Security partnership ecosystem. David McNamara, founder and CEO of CommSec, comments: “We have agreed and signed a partnership deal with Microsoft to carry out […]
Since the pandemic, Irish businesses have faced a new set of IT Security challenges like digital transformation, remote working, and the constant threat of cyber attacks. With these new challenges comes a huge demand for IT Security experts. And to protect our businesses in the future, we need to develop a new wave of IT […]
Email Account Takeover (ATO) is an issue, your Secure Email Gateway (SEG) is not enough CommSec has found that External Account Takeover (ATO) attacks are a critical issue that hit many organisations today, and it happens more often than you think. Email account takeover occurs when a fraudster gains access to a legitimate user’s email […]
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Why is reboot required? Rebooting helps the device to work better by clearing the temporary files stored in RAM, clears any process that is stuck inside the memory due to glitches and installs the new updates. From a security point of view, it is important to patch up with the necessary updates released by the […]
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It’s a fair question. You might think something has happened on an electronic device, and maybe it’s something really dodgy. So why not just go ahead and look at it and see if you’re right? Maybe get your IT staff to do it if you’re a bit unsure? I mean, once you confirm your suspicion […]
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Your mobile phone holds much of your sensitive and personal data and believe it or not, Smartphones are as much a target for the cyber-criminals as your PC or laptop is. We at CommSec see the consequences of Phishing attacks and other cyber crimes on a regular basis and although decent security systems are not […]
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Offering clients a fully managed service for their cyber security needs 2 April 2020 – Cyber Risk Aware, the only company in the world to offer a ‘real-time’ cyber security awareness training platform with education, human cyber risk assessment and phishing simulation solutions; is excited to announce a partnership with CommSec, an experienced managed service […]
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