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.

Clare priest Fr Pat Larkin had to compete with Rod Stewart bellowing out ‘Baby Jane’ while hearing confession yesterday at the Shannon Skycourt shopping centre.

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.

SINGER PAUL CLEARY doesn’t have butterflies — yet. But he will. “I’m not a confident performer,” say Cleary, frontman of iconic Dublin post-punk trio, The Blades. “The 20 minutes before I go on are particularly nerve-wracking. You can’t function properly. You are sitting in the dressing room, not talking. You just want to get out there, on stage.”

A man whose heart stopped during a game of soccer has paid an emotional tribute to the emergency services who saved his life.

The bodies of two fishermen were recovered from the sea in Co Clare yesterday after their boat mysteriously sank on Monday evening.

The introduction of the new Mini Open grade from next Tuesday has been widely welcomed by owners and trainers and should fill the huge void which had existed in the current grading system.