Making the cyber security connection

Battling the rising tide of cyber crime demands a local, national and global response, but above all common sense, writes Kyran FitzGerald.

IN the past week, more than a million people discovered — some for the first time — what it is like to be a victim, or at least potential victim, of a criminal conspiracy carried out online.

On Tuesday last, it emerged that over 500,000 credit card customer accounts may have been compromised, while the names, addresses and phone numbers of 1.12 million people may have fallen into the wrong hands.