Work: B2B content writer/editor/journalist. Play: music and football.

Dublin, Ireland
Joined June 2012
If only they'd asked some shepherds. Red sky in China causes panic independent.ie/videos/red-sk…
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The closing keynote at #IRISSCON looks at the effect of burnout on senior cybersecurity professionals, based on research from @EleanorDallaway.
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We've covered #AI in great depth and with interesting perspectives at #IRISSCON today. Now @craigbalding is looking at AI's dual nature and how cybersecurity professionals can use it to enhance their work.
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We're on the home straight in the 2024 edition of #IRISSCON. Up now, Sebastian Castro of @dot_ie talking about a collaborative academic report involving nine experts and a year's work researching phishing attacks in top-level country domains.
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Ransomware incidents are up, but who's committing them and what tactics are they using? Dick O'Brien from @symantec's threat hunter team explores the subject at #IRISSCON
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"I'm fascinated with crime" -- @JakeMooreUK talks clones and deepfakes at #IRISSCON.
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Now speaking at the first of the afternoon sessions at #IRISSCON -- @J4vv4D talking about security awareness -- why do it and what can we improve?
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Every step in an attack represents an opportunity for defenders to learn. "The problem is, we live in a world where we are drowning in data & alerts. We don’t want visibility, we want insight. We don’t want to see more, we want to understand more." @rik_ferguson at #IRISSCON
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Very interesting insights on #deepfake uses by criminals, including in fake kidnapping videos, bypassing kyc settings and in helping phishers get one time passwords via phone calls to victims. @bobmcardle at #irisscon
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Next up at #IRISSCON, @rik_ferguson is presenting about an important topic: call it cybersecurity self care. How professionals can keep themselves and their teams can avoid panic mode.
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Paul Stanley of @ncsc_gov_ie is talking about the NIS2 directive at #IRISSCON
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First up after the break at #IRISSCON: @bobmcardle on threats related to AI. He argues that it's one of the most hyped areas but the reality is tamer than the imagination of researchers, who tend to focus on what *could* happen.
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Keeping up the strong law enforcement connection that's been a theme of #IRISSCON since the very start, we now have Det Supt Jock Mullen of @GNCCBinfo @gardainfo.
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Now speaking at #IRISSCON - Onur Korucu of @governid talking about why cybersecurity needs C-suite attention.
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Next at #IRISSCON - a dual performance from @gattaca and Rich Mogull talking about black swans - unexpected events and how to respond to them.
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Good point from Phillip Larbey of @VZDBIR, speaking at #IRISSCON: with stolen credentials leading to many breaches, organisations should check the dark web regularly where bona fide credentials are for sale.
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First up at #IRISSCON this morning: Phillip Larbey talks through trends from the @VZDBIR data breach investigations report.
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This fits perfectly with the theme from Enter The Dragon.
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