Political parties, charities and sporting organisations are scrambling to become compliant with the most comprehensive data protection legislation ever introduced by the EU, data security experts have warned.

Cybercrime is now more lucrative than the drugs trade and Irish companies must treat it as an ongoing concern, an IT security expert has warned.

Awareness around a new European law on the protection of personal data is increasing, but its implications for Irish firms requires a “massive push”, according to technology experts.

Considering the financial penalties that could be imposed by not complying with the general data protection regulation that becomes EU law next May, it would be reasonable to assume the Irish business community had made adapting to the coming changes a top priority.

The admission of global consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser that a recent global cyber attack cost it millions in revenue should be a wake-up call to all businesses that nobody is immune, warns an Irish cyber security expert.

A fifth of Irish businesses have been the target of online ransom demands in the past year while more than half of top IT professionals don’t believe their firms understand their own security systems, according to a survey by a leading cybersecurity firm.

A new study has found that 20% of Irish businesses have suffered cyber attacks in the past 12 months which involved criminals requesting ransom payments.

There really is no silver bullet when it comes to fending off cyber attacks, the CEO of Ward Solutions tells Pádraig Hoare. It‘s more about investing in processes and training

Cyber criminals are set to demand higher ransoms for breaching company data in 2017, while also exploiting the growing complacency in the general public regarding online security.

An investigation has been launched after hackers took down several Government websites this morning.

Companies’ failure to tackle cyber threats in a proactive and intelligent manner is contributing to an average annual bill of €240,000 to deal with the issue, an expert has warned.

Ward Solutions has landed a €170,000 contract to implement IT security system upgrades across the National University of Ireland, Galway’s (NUIG) campus and educate staff on the dangers of cyber attacks.

More than 190 full and temporary positions are being created in Dublin, Cork, Donegal and Meath in four separate job announcements today.

More than 70 new jobs are being announced this morning.

Twenty jobs have been created at an IT security services company in Dublin.

Thirty-two new jobs are on the way to Kilkenny.

More than 40% of Irish home and work PCs have been affected by a virus in the past year, according to the results of a study released today.

COMPUTER users will be urged to “get secure and stay secure” by tackling the threat of viruses, malicious attacks and hackers when the first national computer security day takes place tomorrow.