An American company that claims it is being blackmailed by hackers seeking $6m has secured an emergency High Court injunction aimed at removing confidential information posted about it on the internet.

Escalating cyber threats could mean a job bonanza for Ireland - if we build enough houses for tech workers to live in.

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

The Luas website has been hacked, with the tram operator being held to ransom for one Bitcoin.

‘We are trying to work out co-operation at all ends at a state level, the most serious threats to the state’

The transformation of the digital world will be in the spotlight in Washington DC next month when Irish firm, Smarttech247 brings its cybersecurity event to the heart of the US capital.

Technology is everywhere we look, so it’s no surprise that the films and TV we enjoy are similarly obsessed. That’s not to say they manage to get it right when it comes to portraying tech accurately however – and one of their worst areas is computer hacking.

Creaking IT systems pose a serious threat to Irish banks, which could fold “like a house of cards” with a serious cyber-attack, a cybersecurity expert has warned.

The country's data watchdog has warned child and family agency Tusla about its poor record-keeping in the wake of a false sex abuse allegation being circulated about whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

The body tasked with overseeing cybersecurity for the Government has issued a public warning that some websites are being used to illegally mine cryptocurrencies.

ONLY a fool or an adamant optimist would deny that the internet and associated technology brings us as many risks as rewards: It enables terrorists to communicate and recruit, paedophiles to lure victims, and hostile governments and so-called non-state groups — or just people with nothing better to do — to mess with democratic processes and attack industries in other countries. 

French President Francois Hollande is calling for new security measures around the country's presidential race, notably to protect against hacking.

Software giant Microsoft will continue to invest over $1bn (€937m) annually on cyber-security research and development in the coming years, a senior executive has said.

Cybersecurity giant Symantec has acquired security solutions provider Blue Coat Systems for around $4.65bn (€4.1bn) in cash, a deal that will add to its cyberdefence technology and fill a high-turnover chief executive position.

Fifty new jobs have been announced for Cork.