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Election Season Cyber Threats: How Irish SMEs Can Stay One Step Ahead

Election Season Cyber Threats: How Irish SMEs Can Stay One Step Ahead

Election season brings more than just political debates and campaign posters—it’s also a time when cybercriminals up their game. While much of the focus is on protecting government systems and individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are equally at risk. Why? Because SMEs are often part of the

Ireland’s €50 Million Voting Machine Disaster: The Costly Tech We’re Too Scared to Use

Ireland’s €50 Million Voting Machine Disaster: The Costly Tech We’re Too Scared to Use

Ireland invested millions in electronic voting machines to bring elections into the digital age, but those machines now sit in storage, unused and unloved. Why did we buy technology we refuse to use, and what risks make paper ballots still our go-to? Discover the pitfalls of digital voting, the hidden

Reeling in the Data Breaches: Highlights from the Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s 2023 Roundup

Reeling in the Data Breaches: Highlights from the Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s 2023 Roundup

In true "Reeling in the Years" fashion, let’s take a look back at 2023—the year of data mishaps, mini-crises, and more GDPR fines than you can shake a Terms of Service at. The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) had its hands full with cases big and

What Happened in the Centric Health Data Breach?

What Happened in the Centric Health Data Breach?

In December 2019, Centric Health, a prominent healthcare provider in Ireland, experienced a significant data breach due to a ransomware attack. The attack affected the Patient Administration System in seven clinics across County Kildare and County Dublin. It likely occurred due to a misconfigured firewall which allowed all inbound and