Cyber Safety

These commonly hacked Irish passwords are as ridiculous as you can imagine

Ok, which one of you uses ‘patkenny’ as your password. We all think that our passwords are unique to us. Who needs all of those fancy symbols and numbers when we can just use something close to our heart that surely nobody else will guess. Well, perhaps it’s time to think again and consider bulking […]

Ok, which one of you uses ‘patkenny’ as your password. We all think that our passwords are unique to us. Who needs all of those fancy symbols and numbers when we can just use something close to our heart that surely nobody else will guess. Well, perhaps it’s time to think again and consider bulking […]

2 years ago

Luas website hack “first of many” to come, warns cybersecurity firm

A “sharp rise” in ransomware attacks has been seen in the first few days of 2019. Following Thursday morning’s hacking of the Luas website, a cybersecurity firm has warned that such attacks are set to increase in 2019. The tram operator was held to ransom for the sum total of one Bitcoin. You are hacked,” […]

A “sharp rise” in ransomware attacks has been seen in the first few days of 2019. Following Thursday morning’s hacking of the Luas website, a cybersecurity firm has warned that such attacks are set to increase in 2019. The tram operator was held to ransom for the sum total of one Bitcoin. You are hacked,” […]

7 years ago

Almost a third of children in Ireland aged 8 to 13 regularly talk to strangers online

The new study reveals that there has been a 300% increase in children interacting with strangers online. A startling new report published by CyberSafeIreland shows that a large percentage of young children in Ireland are talking to strangers online on a regular basis. In the survey, over 5,000 children in Ireland were polled as part of […]

The new study reveals that there has been a 300% increase in children interacting with strangers online. A startling new report published by CyberSafeIreland shows that a large percentage of young children in Ireland are talking to strangers online on a regular basis. In the survey, over 5,000 children in Ireland were polled as part of […]

8 years ago