[12.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]The crackdown against internet piracy in the US has got heavier as a judge ruled that portal site TorrentSpy must pay US$110 to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), following its failure to hand over logs of user activity.
While TorrentSpy did not in fact host or provide […]

[12.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Last week the announcement that several UK retailers were collaborating on compiling a database of employees dismissed over suspicion of theft or fraud caused furore amongst the public, trade unions and civil liberties groups.
The database is the brainchild of Action Against Business Crime (AABC), the national organisation for […]

[12.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Internet phishing scams are at an all-time high and Irish banks are being targeted more closely than ever by fraudsters looking to make easy money.
This year alone, several online banking customers in Ireland have had money stolen from their accounts by criminals. The worrying thing is, fewer […]

[08.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Out of 1,107 wireless networks found this year in Dublin’s business districts, some 54pc of these networks did not have their security settings switched on, researchers from Deloitte have revealed.
While the number of wireless connections found in Dublin’s business districts has increased by 25pc since 2006, there has […]

[07.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Websites that may harm a user’s computer just by visiting them will be omitted from Yahoo! search engine rankings, following a partnership between the search company and security firm McAfee.
The two companies signed a multi-year global deal that will see Yahoo! Search incorporate McAfee’s award-winning SiteAdvisor technology. As […]

[05.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Every business today is in reality a part of a global supply chain and actions in the warehouse now could determine future agility and flexibility.
We live in a consumer environment that hates mistakes. The fast-paced nature of life and the appetite for instant gratification means that when we […]

[01.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Dublin-headquartered mobile domain provider .Mobi revealed yesterday it is planning to sell its find.mobi consumer-facing search tool.
Find.mobi was created by .Mobi’s R&D team to demonstrate an operational mobile search engine that made the most of the mobile web and needs of on-the-go users.
All sites captured and ranked by […]

[28.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]In a staggering addendum to the news last week that four Bank of Ireland laptops containing 10,000 customer details have been stolen since last summer, it has emerged that the details on the laptops related to a total of 31,500 customers in a number of principal towns across Ireland.
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[28.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Intelligent transport technology using telematics is set to transform the logistics world forever.
It’s 3am in the morning as the Irish truck driver passes Rouen and spots a sign for Le Havre. “Not long now,” he thinks, as he envisions a meal and some shut-eye on the voyage home. […]

[25.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]The failure by Bank of Ireland and other financial institutions as well as some of the largest corporations and government bodies to sign up to an international security standard accredited by the Irish Government means that more embarrassing data leak scandals such as laptop theft will occur again.
Earlier […]