Ireland is in the top 10 in the world when it comes to cybersecurity, a report by a tech consumer website has found.

The quaint idea, if it still exists at all, of personal or commercial online privacy suffered another blow this week when America and Britain accused hackers with Chinese government links of cyber-piracy.

Amazon has revealed a technical error has caused customer names and email addresses to be disclosed on its website.

The cybersecurity of all taxpayer-funded bodies is set to be investigated after a foundation used to raise donor funds for Trinity College lost almost €1m when it was targeted by fraudsters in an online scam.

Computers and mobile phones are not the only devices likely to be targeted by cyber-criminals, with webcams, televisions and even fridges at risk, Interpol has warned.

Banks are not doing enough to combat Britain’s £10bn (€11.3bn) online financial crime surge, MPs have warned.

A 21-year-old man has been charged with 11 cyber crime offences, including infecting and controlling 9,000 computers to attack Skype and Google.

Attempts by cybercriminals to sell password credentials of British MPs is a timely reminder that ‘password hygiene’ is the safest way to protect yourself online, a leading cybersecurity expert has warned.

A global industry has turned email hacking into a weapon for sale, writes Mattathias Schwartz.

A large number of Irish firms will be liable for multi-million euro penalties if they fail to comply within 21 months with new EU-wide cyber security rules due to come into effect next month.

Businesses face substantial risks to their finances and data as cyber criminals target social media and company websites to access sensitive information used in attacks, new research has found. 

An entirely new approach to internet security is needed to protect businesses and consumers as new research suggests up to 80% of connected devices are vulnerable to malicious attacks and data breaches.

Britain’s TalkTalk put the cost of last month’s cyber attack at £30m-£35m (€42m-€49m), and said it was too soon to gauge the impact on customer numbers, although it did see an immediate spike in defections.

It may only be a matter of time before a cyber attack creates a systemic problem that cascades across the broader financial industry, the Central Bank’s deputy governor has warned.

One of the world’s leading cyber security experts has called on the Government to invest heavily in combatting cyber attacks as new research reveals that more than eight in 10 Irish businesses have been targeted in the past 12 months.

The lack of a coherent cyber security governance policy across the globe may be putting companies at greater risk of attack and jeopardising economic growth.

Online dating site Ashley Madison, which specialises in adultery and has the tagline “Life is short. Have an affair”, has been the victim of a cyber attack.

Four million federal government personnel files have been breached. The theft of private information potentially exposes staff to blackmail, says Peter Van Buren

Police in the north are investigating the death of a teenage boy who is understood to have been bullied online.

Whoever was behind the latest theft of personal data from US government computers, they appear to be following a new trend set by cyber criminals: targeting increasingly valuable medical records and personnel files.

She hasn’t yet made it to our shores but if and when Hello Barbie lands in Irish toyshops, one cyber security expert suggests we bid her a swift goodbye.

An important dispute over whether internet hosting sites have immunity from defamation litigation is to be thrashed out before the Supreme Court.

An anti-bullying organisation has said it is concerned about the boom in the use of the Snapchat app among teenagers over fears it could be used for cyberbullying and “sexting”.