It’s been a bad month for Australia and Canada: dumped out of the Women’s World Cup and responsible for 13 data breaches. Meanwhile, another Irish hospital has left medical records on a city street for the public to find and local US governments continue to be plagued by ransomware. In total, there were at least 62 data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2019. You can read the full list below, and … [Read more...]
Luke Irwin June 28, 2019
Julia Van Grieken July 16, 2018
Online anonymity has allowed cyber crime to thrive
Online anonymity is a complicated topic. There’s no doubt that the elasticity it gives our identities is a massive benefit. We can explore different sides of our personality without affecting the reputation of any other part of us. Unfortunately, that’s also proven to bring out the worst in some of us, with people committing acts online that they would never do in person. Cyber bullying and mob … [Read more...]
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