Cyber crime: the new battleground

Ireland’s web security is under threat from the latest generation of tech-savvy criminals, writes Rita de Brun

THE battle for power and control is as old as time, but preferred methods of attack have changed with the ages.

Battlegrounds, too, have changed. No longer confined by geography or brute force, they now encompass the vast territory of cyberspace, where few rules apply and where faceless aggressors swoop undetected to spy, steal, disrupt or destroy.