Strategy

Irish infosecurity firms to raise profile at RSA conference

23.02.2012 Five Irish companies will be showcasing their technologies at next week’s prestigious RSA Conference in San Francisco, taking a stand at the event under the banner of InfoSecurity Ireland, the Government-backed cluster which aims to raise the country’s profile as a hub for security activity. More »
Safari user sues Google, could become class action suit

22.02.2012 An Apple Safari browser user has sued Google over allegedly violating privacy rights by bypassing browser settings and monitoring user activity. More »
Trilogy Technologies listed in world’s top 100 managed services firms

22.02.2012 Dublin ICT firm Trilogy Technologies has been listed in Nine Lives Media’s fifth annual MSPmentor 100 Global Edition, a distinguished list and report identifying the world’s top 100 managed service providers (MSPs). More »
Dublin sixth riskiest online city, survey says

21.02.2012 Dublin has ranked as the sixth riskiest city for cyber crime and cyber crime factors, a survey by internet security firm Norton and research group Sperling's BestPlaces suggests. More »
Microsoft and Google face off in IE privacy dispute

21.02.2012 Microsoft has claimed that Google bypasses Internet Explorer’s (IE) privacy protection features to track users. Google hit back, claiming IE uses outdated technology which prevents “modern web functionality.” More »
Hackers attack Eircom StudyHub – 11,000 usernames and passwords at risk

17.02.2012 Hackers have breached a server that potentially risks some 10,829 account details, including 8,404 Eircom StudyHub customers. Eircom has emailed 20,000 registered StudyHub users and informed the Gardai and Data Protection Commissener. More »
The five minute CIO: Rory Donnelly

17.02.2012 Welcome to a new series of exclusive interviews on Siliconrepublic.com, where we learn the thoughts of Ireland's IT leaders on tech trends and strategy. This week we talk to Rory Donnelly, who is CIO and facilities manager with Nissan Ireland. More »
IT security policies being unheeded, survey shows

16.02.2012 Companies' IT security policies are ineffective when it comes to protecting confidential information, seeing how 54pc of employees say they don’t always follow their company’s IT security policies, a survey commissioned by Xerox and McAfee suggests. More »
Irish Life chooses Tableau to deliver business intelligence dashboards

14.02.2012 Irish Life has invested in a business intelligence tool for managers to create interactive graphical data about its financial products. More »
No plans for a Government CIO – Rabbitte

13.02.2012 Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte TD has poured cold water on the likelihood of a State chief information officer (CIO) to manage all State IT expenditure. More »