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Tanya Janca | SheHacksPurple @shehackspurple.bsky.social · 1h

Risk takers!

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 4h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Silicon Republic @siliconrepublic.bsky.social · 8h

Yesterday (9 October), Irish cybersecurity cluster Cyber Ireland held its annual conference at the Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny.

Cybersecurity experts gather in Kilkenny for CINC 2025

Cybersecurity experts from Ireland and abroad gathered in Kilkenny to discuss AI security, quantum readiness and the growth of the industry.

www.siliconrepublic.com

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BH Consulting @bhconsulting.bsky.social · 10h

Yesterday, Cyber Ireland hosted their annual conference, chaired by our CEO and Cyber Ireland Chair, @brianhonan.bsky.social.

The event was a fantastic success, featuring a series of engaging talks and panel discussions, including one expertly moderated by our very own Dr. Valerie Lyons.

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Ciaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · 1d

Wonderful to take my “thugs and thieves in cyberspace” talk on the road to lovely Kilkenny for Cyber Ireland’s annual conference, a great organisation headed by the redoubtable @brianhonan.bsky.social

Also good to receive my usual speaker’s fee in Ireland

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 2d

This is an absolutely cracking book. Highly recommended.

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2d

Today's the day: DARK WIRE, my book on how the FBI secretly ran a tech company for criminals and wiretapped the world, coming to paperback. Updated with many more details. An Economist and FT book of the year. 404 Media subs: you just got 20% to your email www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/josep...

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BH Consulting @bhconsulting.bsky.social · 1d

Today for #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth, we highlight the key steps to achieving good #CyberHygiene.

We will go more in depth into #phishing and other scams in the coming days, ensuring you and your business can be as cyber hygienic as possible.

#CyberSecurity #infosec #privacy #phishing

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Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 1d

As I write in The Guardian this morning, the danger of this moment is that if Europe does not act against Trump now, it will never act again.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it | Johnny Ryan

The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan

www.theguardian.com

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Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 1d

Big piece in POLITICO asking about the independence of Ireland's process of appointing people to its Data Protection Commission. There is deep unease in Brussels about Ireland appointing a former Meta lobbyist as Meta's watchdog. Now questions about who was involved.

www.politico.eu/article/big-...

Big Tech lawyer played key role in picking Ireland’s new privacy regulator

Former Meta lobbyist Niamh Sweeney will co-lead the Irish Data Protection Commission from mid-October.

www.politico.eu

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Brian Honan @brianhonan.bsky.social · 2d

Nope. It is Irish too. 🤣🤣

Brian Honan @brianhonan.bsky.social · 2d

I really enjoyed @joetidy.bsky.social book CTRL ALT CHAOS where he explores a lot of the motivations and evolution of capabilities on teenage hackers. I strongly recommend it as a read to get more understanding of this

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Jessica Lyons @jessicalyons.bsky.social · 3d

London cops on Tuesday arrested two teenagers on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail following a ransomware attack on a chain of London preschools.

Teens arrested in London preschool ransomware attack

: Both men, 17, taken into custody

www.theregister.com

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Blavatnik School of Government @blavatnikschool.bsky.social · 3d

Professor Ciaran Martin is quoted in The New York Times discussing what recent cyberattacks reveal about the weaknesses in the UK’s cybersecurity. 👇
https://ow.ly/nSCY50X7EoN

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 3d

Cúpla focal gach lá don saoirse

Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 3d

At this stage, my main motivation for trying to learn enough Gaeilge to be able to post on here in it is to no longer receive replies from the specific type of North Americans that are all over the timeline at the moment having an absolute meltdown in Irish people's mentions. We can free ourselves.

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Gorazd Božič @gbozic.bsky.social · 3d

V EU je na mizi predlog uredbe #chatcontrol, ki bi rada ukinila možnost zasebne komunikacije med posamezniki za namen boja proti zlorabam otrok. O tem sta me spraševala @dc43.bsky.social in @pengovsky.com za podcast Evropska četrt: metinalista.si/evropska-cet.... Poslušajte.

Evropska četrt 158: Chat Control – nadzor klepeta ali nadzor nad nami? - Metina lista

Kaj prinaša uredba CSAM oziroma Chat Control? O nadzoru zasebnih sporočil, varnosti in svobodi na spletu z Gorazdom Božičem (SI-CERT).

metinalista.si

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Europol @europol.europa.eu · 3d

🚔 Organised crime network behind the theft of over 100 high-end hybrid cars worth millions taken down in 🇧🇪🇮🇹🇪🇸

The group used military-style precision, crypto payments and European ports to ship stolen cars worldwide.

🔗 www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...

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cpuk (trampoline park connoisseur and occasional comic printer) @comicprintinguk.bsky.social · 3d

Can’t believe the Irish tried a version of UBI, found it worked, and decided to keep it rather than commission another study.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 4d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Pádraig Belton @padraigbelton.bsky.social · 4d

It’s hard being a big yellow bird in the US at the moment you just get ostrich sized

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 4d

The Danish Presidency is pushing a dangerous proposal in the EU that would allow the government to scan all our private communications. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Chat Control Is Back on the Menu in the EU. It Still Must Be Stopped

The European Union Council is once again debating its controversial message scanning proposal, aka “Chat Control,” that would lead to the scanning of private conversations of billions of people. Chat

www.eff.org

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Danny Palmer @dannypalmer.bsky.social · 4d

"All of our companies have had six weeks of zero sales, but all the costs. The sector still desperately needs cash."

An interesting BBC piece on cyberattacks, noting how the Jaguar ransomware attack has hit companies down the supply chain reliant on cars being made.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The cost of cyber hacking on UK business is greater than it seems

Are this year's major attacks the

www.bbc.co.uk

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An Garda Síochána @garda.ie · 4d

To mark European Cyber Security Month which runs throughout October, An Garda Síochána will be sharing insights from the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau to support the public in being cyber secure.

Stay tuned to our channels for the next month for tips to stay safe online.

#KeepingPeopleSafe

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Robin Wilton 🇱🇧 @komadori.bsky.social · 5d

When a BBC reporter can do this, without privileged access to communications data, I find it hard to accept law enforcement's constant claim that they are "going dark" because of encrypted messaging. Encryption is not the main obstacle to effective law enforcement.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BBC tracks down sextortion scammer targeting teenage boys

The BBC challenges the scammers targeting teenagers like Evan Boettler, who took his own life just 90 minutes after being contacted.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Brian Honan @brianhonan.bsky.social · 4d

It annoys me when I see people use the phrase "Cyber 9/11" or "Cyber Pearl Harbour". Its disrespectful to those who died or were injured in these real events and also reeks of the FUD factor, something we need to move away from in cybersecurity. Cyberrisks are real without sensationalising them

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Daragh @ Castlebridge @castlebridge-chief.bsky.social · 5d

Oh boy.. things are about to get “complicated” for regulated industries or entities subject to FOI - @microsoft.com dropping the wall between Personal CoPilot licenses and the workplace. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...

Employees can bring Copilot from their personal Microsoft 365 plans to work - what it means for IT | Microsoft Community Hub

Today, we made some exciting announcements for Microsoft 365 Personal, Family and the new Premium plans. Among them is how employees can use Copilot from...

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Courtney 🐙 Lovecraftian 🐙 Actually @hexadecibelle.fyi · 4d

failed an email phishing test at work. just been informed i have to redo the phishing training, via an email they sent asking to click on a link.

im not falling for that one again haha.

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