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2023-11-21 00:00:00 | (Déjà vu) Outil de prévention de l'escroque soutenue par Garda lancé par MTU Cyber Skills avant le Black Friday et Noël Garda backed Scam Prevention Tool Launched by MTU Cyber Skills ahead of Black Friday and Christmas (lien direct) |
As the countdown to the festive shopping frenzy begins, MTU Cyber Skills has launched a new line of defence for online shoppers: CheckMyLink at https://check.cyberskills.ie is a scam prevention tool and a timely response to the expected surge in cybercrime as substantial sums are set to be spent online on Black Friday sales and Christmas presents.
What is CheckMyLink?
CheckMyLink, is a security tool built by MTU Cyber Skills in collaboration with Scam Advisor and An Garda Síochána. It is designed to boost your confidence when shopping online. It checks that the website you\'re about to buy from is genuine and free from malware. All you need to do is enter the website\'s address (URL) and CheckMyLink will quickly tell you if it\'s a safe place to shop.
Donna O\' Shea, Chair of Cybersecurity, MTU alerts shoppers with a stark reminder: "While Christmas is a season of giving, for cyber criminals it\'s the season of stealing. CheckMyLink provides an essential check to ensure that online retailers are legitimate before any money changes hands."
Seasonal Spending with a Side of Security
In 2022 Ireland spent €3.5 billion online in December and €3.7 billion in November. [1] [2] This year it is expected these figures will increase as they have done every year. However, this heightened activity also brings with it an increased risk of online scams and fraudulent activities. As consumers search the internet for the best deals, they often encounter irresistible offers that may, in reality, be traps set by cybercriminals. These scams can range from phishing attempts to counterfeit websites designed to steal personal and financial information. Given this backdrop, it\'s crucial for consumers in Ireland to be particularly vigilant while shopping online during the Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales and for Christmas shopping.
Detective Chief Superintendent Barry Walsh, Head of Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau, also highlighted: “There is an increased risk to consumers, particularly around this time of year, as hackers are using contaminated links hidden within emails, social media and other mainstream online platforms to gain access to passwords, credit card details or other sensitive information.
An Garda Síochána are supporting the new initiative to enable users to verify the authenticity of web addresses and click-through domains prior to engaging with sites. It will also allow users to validate that they are legitimate entities.”
Donna O\'Shea\'s Advice for Shoppers
Donna O\'Shea advises a new shopping mantra for the digital age: "Click and collect should now be, \'Check, click and collect,\' we are urging the use of check.cyberskills.ie as an essential step before any online purchase."
William Dalton, Vice President and Managing Director of Trend Micro, the sponsors of the initiative, shared: "Trend Micro is delighted to be partnering with CheckMyLink in our joint mission to protect Irish consumers against fraud-related crime. As Christmas gets closer, our friends and relatives will be trying to buy gifts that are hard to source and might be tempted to purchase them from a fake website. It is important that we are mindful of the websites we use."
As the countdown to the festive shopping frenzy begins, MTU Cyber Skills has launched a new line of defence for online shoppers: CheckMyLink at https://check.cyberskills.ie is a scam prevention tool and a timely response to the expected surge in cybercrime as substantial sums are set to be spent online on Black Friday sales and Christmas presents. What is CheckMyLink? CheckMyLink, is a security tool built by MTU Cyber Skills in collaboration with Scam Advisor and An Garda Síochána. It is designed to boost your confidence when shopping online. It checks that the website you\'re about to buy from is genuine and free from malware. All you need to do is enter the website\'s address (URL) and CheckMyLink will quickly tell you if it\'s a safe place to shop. Donna O\' Shea, Chair of |
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2023-09-14 00:00:00 | La petite idée avec un grand impact sur l'écart de talents de cybersécurité The Small Idea With a Big Impact on the Cybersecurity Talent Gap (lien direct) |
The cost of cybercrime is expected to reach $8 trillion globally this year, yet the scarcity of security talent is becoming more pronounced. With more than 750,000 cybersecurity positions unfilled in the U.S. and 3.5 million positions worldwide unfilled, the race is on to close the skills shortage that is estimated to contribute to 80% of all security breaches. In 2022, cyberattacks increased by 38%. The global average cost of a data breach reached $4.35 million, while the average cost of a data breach in the U.S. reached $9.44 million, according to a report by IBM and the U.S.-based Ponemon Institute. Bringing on more technical talent is central to companies in order to stop these threat actors. “Cybercrime can be very lucrative. And the reality is, talent is your best line of defense,” said Donna O\'Shea, chair of cybersecurity at Munster Technological University (MTU) in Cork, Ireland. Easing the Talent Crunch With Bite-Sized Learning As the digital economy evolves, more opportunities for malicious attacks are coming to the fore. Creative approaches aimed at increasing the pool of security professionals are emerging–and bringing down the barriers that once kept people from pursuing these lucrative roles. “There has been a lot of progress made in terms of the way that we deliver cybersecurity education,” O\'Shea said. Micro-credentials are small, accredited courses that allow candidates to pursue highly focused upskilling and reskilling that respond to niche labor market needs. Experts predict that lowering the time and costs involved in post-graduate studies will attract more learners and help address the cybersecurity talent scarcity. In 2020, the Irish Universities Association (IUA) was awarded €12.3 million through the country\'s Department of Further and Higher Education to become the first European country to establish a national framework for nationally accredited micro-credentials. “This is a real innovation in workforce development and lifelong learning,” says Aisling Soden, talent transformation & innovation manager for IDA Ireland. The cyberskills micro-credential programs are administered through academic institutes, co-designed by industry and, in time, will be transferrable across Europe. Because they are offered online, Soden also sees micro-credentials as a way to help companies upskill staff with specific cybersecurity skills to an international standard of education. These highly specific cybersecurity short courses will also benefit companies looking to upskill internal staff or access new talent in 25+ critical areas such as network systems, security standards & risk, security architecture, malware, reverse engineering and more. Soden envisions the micro-credential standards playing a bigger role on the global stage: “In the future, I can see these standards being recognized worldwide.” Underrepresented Communities: An Untapped Resource In 2022, Ireland was one of only a few countries to make headway in the quest to narrow cybersecurity talent shortages. Most regions around the world reported an increase in their cybersecurity workforce gap, according to a report by (ISC)², the world\'s leading cybersecurity professional organization. Last year, Ireland closed its cybersecurity skills gap by 19.5% while the global gap grew by 26.2%. O\'Shea stressed the need to do a “much better job globally of reaching underrepresented populations to fill these open positions.” Especially now, she says, as micro-credentials bring down the cost, time commitments and previously required masters-level studies for training for cybersecurity jobs, opportunities must increase for women, military veterans, minority groups and people from financially disadvantaged communities. There\'s also an untapped market of individuals displaced from hospitality and other service sectors during the pandemic. Society needs to do a better job of fostering cybersecurity talent across the entire hiring spectrum, said O\'Shea. This should start with thought-provoking conversa | Data Breach Malware Threat Studies Prediction Technical | ★★ | |
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2022-12-09 00:00:00 | Cyber Skills Ireland lance un nouveau service pour les consommateurs pour soutenir les achats en ligne plus sûrs Cyber Skills Ireland launches new service for consumers to support safer online shopping (lien direct) |
La recherche récente des consommateurs * montre que près de 40% des acheteurs irlandais prévoient de faire un mélange de magasins en magasin vs en ligne cette année.Alors que nous approchons de la saison des fêtes et que de plus en plus de gens achètent en ligne des cadeaux, Cyber Skills lance un nouveau service national en ligne pour aider les acheteurs à vérifier si les sites sont légitimes et sûrs à utiliser.L'initiative s'adresse aux acheteurs en ligne, qui peuvent visiter des sites Web pour promouvoir des offres et des prix de négociation. CheckMyLink (Check.Cyberskills.ie) est un nouveau service national qui sera dirigé par des cyber compétences en association avec Scamadviser et un Garda S & iacute; Och & Aacute; Na.L'objectif est d'augmenter les consommateurs \\ 'la confiance qu'un site Web en ligne qu'ils achètent est authentique et de s'assurer que le site Web n'est pas infecté par des logiciels malveillants.Le service est facile à utiliser et demande simplement aux utilisateurs en ligne de ne fournir que l'URL du site Web qu'ils visitent.Le service génère ensuite un rapport en ligne à partir de sources de confiance qui vise à accroître la confiance des consommateurs que le site Web ou le lien est authentique et sûr à parcourir. S'exprimant sur l'annonce, la professeure Donna O \\ 'Shea, présidente de la cybersécurité, MTU a déclaré: «Cette année, les escrocs et les fraudeurs tenteront probablement d'exploiter le fait que davantage d'entre nous sont sous pression financièrement avec une augmentation des coûts énergétiques et de l'inflation, le sensNous avons moins d'argent dans nos poches.Ils essaieront d'exploiter notre réponse comportementale naturelle en devenant plus savoureuse avec notre argent et rechercher des bonnes affaires dans les ventes et les achats en ligne. » "Cependant, pour vous occuper de votre argent ce Noël, les acheteurs en ligne avertis doivent être conscients que les escrocs sont très bons pour rendre les faux sites Web réels et que les sites Web inconnus devraient être vérifiés avant de remettre des liquidités bien méritées ou de fournir des informations sur les cartes de crédit." William Dalton, vice-président et directeur général de Trend Micro, qui parraine l'initiative, a ajouté: «Trend Micro est ravi de s'associer à CheckMylink dans notre mission conjointe pour protéger les consommateurs irlandais contre le crime lié à la fraude.À mesure que Noël se rapproche, nos amis et nos proches tenteront d'acheter des cadeaux difficiles à trouver et pourraient être tentés de les acheter sur un faux site Web.Il est important que nous soyons conscients des sites Web que nous utilisons. » Le surintendant en chef du détective, Barry Walsh, chef du Bureau national du cyber-crime de Garda, a également souligné: «Il y a un risque accru pour les consommateurs, en particulier vers cette période de l'année, car les pirates utilisent des liens contaminés cachés dans les e-mails, les médias sociaux et d'autres plateformes en ligne traditionnelles en lignePour accéder aux mots de passe, aux détails de la carte de crédit ou à d'autres informations sensibles. Un Garda S & iacute; Och & aacute; NA prend en charge la nouvelle initiative pour permettre aux utilisateurs de vérifier l'authenticité des adresses Web et des domaines de clics avant de s'engager avec les sites.Il permettra également aux utilisateurs de valider qu'ils sont des entités légitimes. » Le Service national est parrainé par le Lero de la Science Foundation of Ireland \'s (SFI), Centre (Center for Software), Connect (Center for Future Networks) et Confirm (Center for Smart Manufacturing) et Trend Micro etest disponible en anglais et en irlandais.Pour plus d'informations, veuillez visiter Check.Cyberskills.ie Cyber Skills est financé par l'initiative de capital humain (HAL) (HCI).Cyber Skills est hébergé par MTU avec un partenaire EIS, notamment UL, UCD et TU Dublin.Son objectif est de traiter la pénurie de compétences essentielles des pr | Malware Threat Prediction | ★★ | |
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2022-08-29 00:00:00 | Le nouveau certificat de cybersécurité offre aux PME une voie vers une plus grande résilience commerciale et un sauvetage en ligne New cyber security certificate offers SMEs a pathway to greater business resilience and online savviness (lien direct) |
Chair of Cybersecurity in Munster Technological University, Dr. Donna O\'Shea, and Head of School of Informatics & Cybersecurity at TU Dublin, Dr. Anthony Keane contributed to this article in the Independent.ie In recent years, cyber security has emerged as a key issue for businesses in Ireland and across the world. Small enterprises are exposed to the same digital threats as larger businesses, but may lack the resources to defend themselves. It has been estimated that almost half of SMEs that suffer a serious cyber attack can go out of business within months. Enhanced cyber security is a matter of great societal importance, because SMEs operating in myriad industries such as retail, health care and construction are the backbone of the Irish economy. They constitute 99pc of all businesses and account for more than half of EU Gross Domestic Product (GDP). SMEs play a vital role in adding value to all sector of the economy, but they may lack essential skills on how to protect their businesses, which are often heavily dependent on digital systems that are vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The urgency of addressing this skills gap was highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced many businesses online, exposing them to a higher risk of cyber attacks with little support available. Irish businesses operating online often possess a low cyber security awareness, have inadequate knowledge of GDPR requirements in the protection of critical and sensitive information, and have a low level of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills to protect their business. They can also experience significant budgetary constraints that lead them to view cyber security as a relatively significant cost, rather than an important investment in their business resilience. In addition, many SMEs have direct and indirect business relationships with larger organisations. For this reason, cyber criminals often focus on SMEs as a gateway into the larger organisations, knowing that these smaller businesses\' cyber awareness and defensive structures are typically less robust than those of the criminals\' larger targets. Recently, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Garda National Crime Bureau have written to the Small Firms Association to warn business owners of the ongoing series of ransomware attacks. They have observed a growing trend of small and medium sized enterprises being targeted by cybercrime groups with ransomware malicious software that is designed to block access to a computer system. Another common cyber crime tactic is threatening to leak sensitive stolen data until a sum of money is paid. The NCSC said it has noticed a change in tactics whereby hackers are now turning their attention away from big business and Government departments, towards smaller businesses. Providing businesses with cyber skills Professor Donna O\'Shea is Chair of Cybersecurity in Munster Technological University and currently leads a Higher Education Authority (HEA) Human Capital Initiative (HCI) project called CYBER-SKILLS: a nationally funded project in collaboration with University of Limerick, Technological University (TU) Dublin, and Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, Virginia Tech U.S. This ground-breaking initiative aims to address the cybersecurity skills challenge in Irish SMEs. Prof. O\'Shea says, “Growing up, my family owned an electrical retail store, so I really understood the challenges that small businesses face, their limitations in terms of time and how cost can sometimes be a barrier. When designing the course Certificate in Cybersecurity for Business for CYBER-SKILLS, we really wanted a pathway to be open to everyone and we wanted to reduce the barriers to participating in the course, by reducing the cost, making it flexible in delivery, focusing on applied skills and providing the essential necessary knowledge and skills to protect small businesses everywhere against cyber attacks.” Irish professionals and businesses have expressed a growing interest in cybersecurity courses and careers, as borne out by the recen | Ransomware Data Breach Malware Patching Prediction Cloud | ★★ |
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