Follina – it’s just a clever name The name Follina comes from an area not far from Venice, in the North West of Italy. While this seems interesting the name is not important. The name comes from an executable file called 05-2022-0438, the 0438 is the area dialling number for Follina. So while its clever, […]
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May 14th, 2022, marked the first year anniversary of the HSE attack. In our new on-demand webinar, our panel of Cyber Security experts takes a deep dive into the key points of the Conti ransomware attack on the HSE, the lessons learned from the past year, and how you can apply them to your organisation. […]
Much of the web is made up of multi-page and single-page applications. SPAs are exploding in popularity because they perform a lot of real-time functionality such as updated content, facilitating personalization, and improved user experience. An important feature of single-page applications is performance. They get a performance boost by loading HTML, CSS, and JavaScript resources […]
Multiple IT environments are the norm for most businesses. The rapid transition from on-premises to cloud is growing, with the pandemic advancing online technology exponentially in the past 2 years. The ‘as a Service’ model has all the benefits of easy billing access to cyber security experts and the assurance of a maintained environment. For […]
2021 was the year were cyber security made its mark on Ireland like no other. The HSE attack was the event that pushed cyber awareness to the front of people minds. The truth is that the HSE was just one of many organisations that were breached last year. A recent study from a well-known […]
What is CVE-2021-44228? CVE-2021-44228 is a remote code execution vulnerability that is affecting multiple versions of the Apache Log4j 2 library. This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild with a number of instances being reported. Even when remote code execution exploitation is not possible it is often possible to extract sensitive information from […]
A Christmas breach Santa’s list has just been stolen! A list of all the children’s Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – Name, Address, details of good behaviour, best-friend facts, desired toys, and Santa’s favourite treat. Bad news for Santa, who is now looking at GDPR fines, and bad news for the millions of kids who don’t […]