[27.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]With more and more people using the internet to do banking, shopping and other financial matters, secure transaction is of the upmost importance. The Dublin Institute of Technology will host the third International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions, which will see experts gathering to discuss the evolution of […]

[23.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Google has opened up https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?continue=http://sites.google.com/site/sites/&continue1=http://sites.google.com/site/sites/&continue2=http://sites.google.com/site/sites/&service=jotspot&passive=true&ul=1 to the general public, letting anybody set up and securely host their own website easily and for free.
A few months ago, the search company launched Google Sites as part of Google Apps for companies and organisations that wanted to use the service on […]

[22.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Minister for Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, today promised tough new regulations for premium rate SMS and phone services and advocated the disbandment of the Regulator of Premium Rate Telecommunications Services (RegTel).
Introducing the Broadasting Bill 2008 to the Oireachtas, Minister Ryan said: “There is right and real anger […]

[22.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]In light of recent data breaches involving large organisations, including Bank of Ireland and the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, the Irish Computer Society has created the ICS Privacy Forum, an independent body that aims to keep professionals in this space up to date with data protection legislation and also best […]

[21.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Increased awareness of data protection due to high-profile breaches publicised in the media recently has put more pressure on IT professionals, http://www.issaireland.org/, the Irish Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association, has said.
“The danger of data theft is now clear as a result of high-profile laptop thefts at […]

[21.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]A potentially devastating virus understood to have originated in China is sweeping the internet, automating websites to release sensitive password information about their users.
So far 9,000 western websites have been affected, unbeknownst to their owners.
The industrialised cyber attack, dubbed ‘Silent Love China’, uses a technique known as […]

[21.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Recent media reports of high-profile data loss and theft suggest many organisations are still struggling with the fundamentals of IT security. Knowledge Ireland goes behind the headlines to talk to the security professionals witnessing developments first-hand.
Last month’s revelation that Bank of Ireland had lost laptops containing details of […]

[16.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Dublin-headquartered mobile software company Anam has partnered with Nordic telco Telenor to deliver new messaging services to Telenor’s customers.
Telenor will deploy Anam’s Smart Services Message Centre, which will allow the company to easily create and deploy new messaging-based services. Initial implementation will include Anam’s SMS Anti-SPAM solution that […]

[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 […]