A number of DDoS attacks hit Ireland It is becoming more and more common to hear of DDoS attacks, but over the last week a number of Irish Government and popular sites have been hit were offline for several hours because of same. Among those affected where Government sites from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), […]
Monthly Archives: January 2016
The need for Mutual Authentication
Tom Brett 22-Jan-2016 Abstract With the increased use of online services together with more common cyber breaches, the need for better security has never been more important. When IT systems and websites are analysed, it is commonly known that the user is the weakest link, often fooled into disclosing part or all of their login […]
ECHR rules that companies can monitor employees’ online communications during work hours.
In a recent case about online communications during working hours, the ECHR has ruled in favour of a company dismissing an employee in 2007 for violating a company policy with regards to the prohibited use of Yahoo messenger during working hours for personal use. The employee, an engineer was noted to have been chatting to […]