Honeynet, the Irish site set up to study the patterns of hackers, recorded a three-fold increase in hacker visits in June.

An Irish website set up by Deloitte & Touche, Espion and Data Electronics to test the frequency of attacks by hackers, has seen 334 attempts to breech its security in the space of one month.

The first results of the Irish Honeynet show that the international hacking community is targeting Irish websites, and that constant vigilance is required from networked organizations.