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Does TikTok pose a potential threat to your Network?
By Kirsten Savage on July 19, 2022 in Security News
TikTok is “unacceptable security risk” and should be removed from app stores, says FCC In an article on Malwarebytes labs, we read that Brendan…...
Read more >>What are the benefits of ZTNA & SD-WAN:
By Kirsten Savage on July 12, 2022 in Security News
What are the benefits of ZTNA & SD-WAN: According to our partners Fortinet, Using SD-WAN to improve WAN efficiency does not have to compromise…...
Read more >>XDR: Expectation Vs Reality
By Kirsten Savage on July 11, 2022 in Security News
Last year XDR was listed as one of Gartner’s Top 10 Security Projects for 2020-2021. XDR (extended detection and response) had freshly emerged as a…...
Read more >>Is your network secure enough to undergo a Cloud Migration?
By Kirsten Savage on June 21, 2022 in Security News
The current Cloud landscape: “Experts predict that the cloud service market will be worth a whopping USD 623.3 billion by 2023. Among the several…...
Read more >>I love that rainbow flag momma!
By Women@Ward on June 21, 2022 in Security News
Sharon Walsh, Enterprise Account Manager “I love that rainbow flag Momma” came the chirpy little voice of my 5-year-old son from behind me in his…...
Read more >>Can your network protect you against current Ransomware trends?
By Kirsten Savage on June 21, 2022 in Security News
The current ransomware landscape: As most companies are now aware, Ransomware has become one of the top threats to an organisations infrastructure and security. Ransomware…...
Read more >>I still get nervous when I interview
By Women@Ward on May 31, 2022 in Security News
Verona Daly, People & Talent Partner I still get nervous when I interview. I thought that when I was the one doing the interviewing, I…...
Read more >>The top 6 things CISO needs to do to secure an organisations cloud transformation
By Kirsten Savage on April 20, 2022 in Security News
Whether you are a CISO actively pursuing a cloud security transformation or a CISO supporting a wider digital transformation, you are responsible for securing information…...
Read more >>The top 6 things CISO’s should be doing to assure their organisations supply chain
By Kirsten Savage on April 5, 2022 in Security News
Every organisation works or partners with key suppliers to provide non-core services or resources to their organisations. Supply chains are often large and complex. Securing…...
Read more >>Security Advisory – Spring users face two new zero-day vulnerabilities
By Kirsten Savage on April 1, 2022 in Security News
What is ‘Spring’? The Spring Framework is an open-source application framework that provides infrastructure support for developing Java applications. A framework is a large body…...
Read more >>Why Every Company Needs A SOC…
By Kirsten Savage on April 1, 2022 in Security News
Historically, the security operations centre (SOC) was needed only by the largest corporations and was a particularly heavyweight function. These days, however, more and more…...
Read more >>Pat Larkin’s opening statement to Houses of the Oireachtas, Addressing the cyber security risks to Ireland arising from the war in the Ukraine yesterday
By Kirsten Savage on March 31, 2022 in Security News
Pat Larkin spoke to the Houses of the Oireachtas committee on Transport and Communications to address the cyber security risks to Ireland arising from the war in…...
Read more >>Five Mistakes To Avoid When Securing a Hybrid Network
By Kirsten Savage on March 22, 2022 in Security News
Most organisations today now operate on a hybrid network. According to Gartner, the recent shift to a remote workforce has had a lasting impact on…...
Read more >>The top 6 things CISO’s should be doing to protect their organisations from Ukraine War fallout
By Kirsten Savage on March 21, 2022 in Security News
The Ukraine War in concert with Russia’s long-standing status as a malevolent cyber nation state actor and an ambivalent host for cyber criminals means that…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions advisory increased cyber risks arising from war in Ukraine.
By Kirsten Savage on February 25, 2022 in Security News
Ward Solutions advisory increased cyber risks arising from war in Ukraine. Situation Previous state backed, criminal and cyber militia based cyber operations from the Eastern…...
Read more >>Case Study: The Aviva Stadium
By Kirsten Savage on February 23, 2022 in Security News
The Aviva is renowned as a world class International Stadium where a variety of events including soccer, rugby, concerts, and business conferences are hosted. A…...
Read more >>The Rising Threat of Ransomware: Top 10 Tips for Prevention and Recovery
By Kirsten Savage on February 22, 2022 in Security News
The risk of a cyber security attack on your business has never been greater. Massive changes in working practices over the past couple of years have moved the security…...
Read more >>Viruses
By Kirsten Savage on November 19, 2021 in Security News
We are all moved by recent ransomware attack in Ireland and the same as with COVID we are all scared and don’t know what to…...
Read more >>Using Ward Solutions BAS Service to Identify Missing or Misconfigured Security Logs
By Kirsten Savage on August 26, 2021 in Security News
Using Ward Solutions BAS Service to Identify Missing or Misconfigured Security Logs The Challenge: SIEM platforms rely on the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of logs…...
Read more >>Exciting New Development for Ward Solutions and our Customers
By Kirsten Savage on August 25, 2021 in Security News
Exciting News! Ward Solutions Limited has been acquired by Ekco, effective immediately Ward Solutions is one of the most well-established, and well-respected information security consultancies and…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions – Helping you to Optimise your Threat Hunting efficiency and effectiveness
By Kirsten Savage on August 5, 2021 in Security News
Ward Solutions – Helping you to Optimise your Threat Hunting Efficiency and Effectiveness Threat hunting, also known as cyberthreat hunting, is a proactive approach to…...
Read more >>Using Breach Attack Simulation to make your SIEM more effective
By Kirsten Savage on July 23, 2021 in Security News
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) is an important tool for reducing cyber risk. Enterprises have been investing substantial sums to SIEM solutions in both…...
Read more >>5 Requirements of Modern Cyber Testing Solutions
By Kirsten Savage on July 20, 2021 in Security News
Security testing should be the north star of successful security leadership, not simply a nice-to-have. On the other hand, our security validation tool should inform…...
Read more >>Over 90% Of Threats Are Initiated By Email
By Kirsten Savage on July 13, 2021 in Security News
Email Security Report has revealed that over 90% of all successful cyber attacks around the world begin with a phishing email. Cyber criminals are adopting and deploying…...
Read more >>Security Advisory: REvil Ransomware Attack on Kaseya VSA
By Kirsten Savage on July 8, 2021 in Security News
On July 3rd, a malicious hotfix was released and pushed by Kaseya VSA servers that propagated to servers managed by Kaseya, resulting in the compromise…...
Read more >>Which is the Right Cyber Testing Solution to Use and When?
By Kirsten Savage on July 7, 2021 in Security News
Security testing is one of the single most important jobs an effective security department can do. Without it, security leaders have no way to make…...
Read more >>Why BAS is the Best Solution To Improve the Security of your Organisation?
By Kirsten Savage on June 29, 2021 in Security News
To Maintain an Effective Security Posture, Today’s Organisations Must Gain Deeper Visibility into Potential Attacks Across Their Infrastructures. Ward Solutions Breach Attack Simulation (BAS) is…...
Read more >>Top 5 reasons to use Ward’s Breach Attack Simulation
By Kirsten Savage on June 18, 2021 in Security News
Top 5 reasons to use Ward Solutions’ Breach Attack Simulation Ward’s Breach Attack Simulation is the best approach for continuous and consistent validation of security…...
Read more >>How does Wards Breach Attack Simulation Service work?
By Kirsten Savage on June 10, 2021 in Security News
Cyber Security testing is a really important tool in your overall security strategy to help identify weaknesses in your security posture and track progress towards…...
Read more >>We need a Radically Different Approach to Ransomware
By Kirsten Savage on June 1, 2021 in Security News
The CEO Pat Larkin, of Ward Solutions was invited to present at an Oireachtas Committee on National Cyber Security ”We need a Radically Different Approach to Ransomware…...
Read more >>Top 13 Key Steps to take to Protect Against Ransomware
By Kirsten Savage on May 19, 2021 in Security News
Since the start of 2021 we have witnessed an increase in Ransomware activities in Ireland in particular targeted “double exploit” campaigns. Of note are the…...
Read more >>Top 5 Tips for sustaining your Incident Response Capabilities
By Kirsten Savage on May 6, 2021 in Security News
Remote working has been a significant societal and technology trend for the last decade but has been almost fully established by rushed necessity as a…...
Read more >>Top 5 Tips for effective Incident Response
By Kirsten Savage on April 16, 2021 in Security News
What is an incident response plan? An Incident response plan is systemic, documented, communicated and ideally rehearsed approach to prepare for, detect, contain and recover…...
Read more >>Top 5 reasons to have an incident response plan
By Kirsten Savage on April 15, 2021 in Security News
Remote working has been a significant societal and technology trend for the last decade but has been almost fully established by rushed necessity as a…...
Read more >>Challenge Your Mindset
By Women@Ward on April 14, 2021 in Security News
Ciara Fitzgerald – Head of Legal, Ward Solutions When I was in primary and secondary school, I struggled with maths. I was told consistently by…...
Read more >>Build a Secure Remote Connection Solution for Today’s Business
By Kirsten Savage on March 24, 2021 in Latest News
Many organizations use virtual private networks (VPNs) that function like a tunnel back to the company network, but relying exclusively on a VPN has security…...
Read more >>Top 5 Tips for sustaining your remote risk assessment program
By Kirsten Savage on March 24, 2021 in Latest News
Organisations are subject to ongoing risk, whether from their remote working systems or process, from the implementation of new systems such as a cloud based…...
Read more >>Top 5 Tips for performing an effective working Risk Assessment
By Kirsten Savage on March 22, 2021 in Latest News
Performing a remote working security assessment is important. Remember the goal is to effectively identify, quantify and remediate prioritised risks. The methodology of formal risk…...
Read more >>Top 5 reasons to do a Remote Working Security Assessment
By Kirsten Savage on March 10, 2021 in Latest News
Remote working has been a significant societal and technology trend for the last decade, but has been almost fully established by rushed necessity as a…...
Read more >>There is nothing permanent except change
By Women@Ward on March 3, 2021 in Security News
Alicja Quinn – NOC Manager, Ward Solutions Changes are happening every day, improvements are the reason for change. External and internal factors force us…...
Read more >>Everything I know about failure…
By Women@Ward on September 2, 2020 in Security News
Janet Lavelle – Head of People and Talent Hi! My name is Janet and I’m a recovering perfectionist! I say recovering, because like some of…...
Read more >>The Female Lead at Ward Solutions Ltd
By Vincent Naughton on July 20, 2020 in Security News
Written by Marta Smullen (Financial Controller in Ward Solutions Ltd) There are a lot of scientific articles out there on women in business. The advantages…...
Read more >>Split Tunneling: Does it all lead to endpoint security?
By Vincent Naughton on July 3, 2020 in Security News
Written By; Eduardo Elvira When this pandemic started, back in February, we experienced an overwhelming change in how we live our lives. Consequently, I couldn’t help…...
Read more >>Tips and Tricks for securing users as they use M365
By Vincent Naughton on June 30, 2020 in Security News
Written By; Eoin Morrissey Many companies have gone through, or are planning to go through digital transformations to the cloud, and moving to Microsoft 365…...
Read more >>Microsoft Teams is not just fire and forget, do you know the security gotcha’s?
By Vincent Naughton on June 26, 2020 in Security News
Written By; Richard Eyres In the current environment, with so many people working from home, the value of a collaborative videoconferencing tool such as Microsoft…...
Read more >>COVID19 and Cyber Security Analogies
By Vincent Naughton on June 10, 2020 in Security News
Written By; Pat Larkin CEO Ward Solutions In cyber security the healthcare analogy has been apt and used widely for over 25 years. In both…...
Read more >>Is COVID-19 pandemic an end of privacy?
By Vincent Naughton on May 29, 2020 in Security News
Written By; Ivica Stipovic In this article, I will outline some potential impacts of the current Covid-19 pandemic on privacy. There are two interesting provisions…...
Read more >>Happy 2nd Birthday GDPR!
By Vincent Naughton on May 25, 2020 in Security News
Happy 2nd Birthday GDPR! Written By; Ciara Fitzgerald & Declan Timmons The GDPR is two years in force on 25th May 2018 and a very…...
Read more >>Tusla has become the first organisation fined for GDPR rule breach
By Vincent Naughton on May 19, 2020 in Security News
The child and family agency, Tusla, has become the first organisation in the Republic of Ireland to be fined for a breach of the General…...
Read more >>As organisations continue to develop and expand their remote working capabilities following the extension of restrictions during the Covid-19 crisis, threats to remote meeting facilities…...
Read more >>Top six cyber issues surrounding COVID19 & what you can do.
By Vincent Naughton on April 1, 2020 in Security News
COVID-19: The top 6 cyber issues your Organisation faces and what to do about them It’s now a cliché but we live in unprecedented times.…...
Read more >>COVID19 – How to stay Secure & Plan
By Vincent Naughton on March 16, 2020 in Security News
As the COVID19 Coronavirus situation develops and in light of latest Government recommendations we want to update and reassure all our clients about our commitment…...
Read more >>Penetration Testing Vs. Red Team Testing
By Vincent Naughton on February 21, 2020 in Security News
You might have read many of these already but here is our take on this: Many organisations carry out at least one or two pen-tests…...
Read more >>A cyber security strategy for 2020
By Vincent Naughton on February 13, 2020 in Security News
The other day someone tried to break into my apartment. The person barely managed to get through my room, he was only in for about…...
Read more >>4th Generation Security Operations Centre
By Vincent Naughton on February 10, 2020 in Security News
Watch what happens inside our Security Operations Centre: Organizations are facing more cybersecurity challenges today and at any time in the past this transformation and…...
Read more >>Security Advisory Notice – Windows RD Gateway and Windows Remote Desktop Client vulnerabilities – CVE-2020-0609, CVE-2020-0610, and CVE-2020-0611
By Vincent Naughton on January 16, 2020 in Security News
It has come to our attention that there is a security risk that could affect some customers. It involves Windows Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway)…...
Read more >>Security Advisory Notice – Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability CVE-2020-0601
By Vincent Naughton on January 16, 2020 in Security News
It has come to our attention that there is a security risk that could affect some customers. It involves Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability in the…...
Read more >>GDPR – for organisations of all shapes and sizes!
By Ciara Fitzgerald on January 13, 2020 in Security News
Author of this post: Ciara Fitzgerald, Head of Legal at Ward Solutions The ICO has applied its first GDPR fine (yes, really – all the…...
Read more >>Security Advisory Notice – Open CVE-2019-19781
By Vincent Naughton on January 8, 2020 in Security News
It has come to our attention that there is a security risk that could affect some customers. It involves a vulnerability in the Citrix Application…...
Read more >>Cyber Security Predictions for 2020
By Paul Hogan on December 12, 2019 in Security News
Author: Paul Hogan, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Ward Solutions It’s at this time of year that I typically sit back and reflect on the…...
Read more >>Security Advisory Notice – OpenBSD CVE-2019-19521
By Vincent Naughton on December 6, 2019 in Security News
It has come to our attention that there is a security risk that could affect some customers. It involves Authentication Byepass / Privilege Escalation on…...
Read more >>Security Advisory Notice – HPE SAS Solid State Drives – Critical Firmware Upgrade
By Vincent Naughton on December 6, 2019 in Security News
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has warned customers to install a critical firmware patch to prevent SAS SSDs (Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drives) from permanently failing after…...
Read more >>Leftover security budget- Here’s how you spend it?
By Vincent Naughton on November 6, 2019 in Security News
How to prioritize security in the last quarter? We’re in the middle of the last quarter and things are starting to look very busy before…...
Read more >>Security Advisory Notice – Google Chrome CVE-2019-13720
By Vincent Naughton on November 4, 2019 in Security News
Google has released patches for this critical remote code execution vulnerability. Patches are available for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. If any customers are…...
Read more >>Security Advisory Notice – Microsoft RDP CVE-2019-0708
By Vincent Naughton on November 4, 2019 in Security News
Microsoft has released a High-level security advisory. They have said that there is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Remote Desktop Services that exists…...
Read more >>#100securedays | Recap Week 20
By Vincent Naughton on October 22, 2019 in Security News
“Cybersecurity needs to be taken seriously by everyone.” – Toomas Hendrik Ilves Here’s a recap of week 20: Day 95: Logout of sites when you’ve completed…...
Read more >>#100securedays Recap 19
By Vincent Naughton on October 15, 2019 in Security News
“Information security is one of the few spots in the business where you can be involved in almost every part of the business.” Here’s a…...
Read more >>(Cyber) Securing your Data Protection Regime
By Ciara Fitzgerald on October 10, 2019 in Security News
Cybersecurity and data protection are intrinsically linked and having robust cybersecurity measures in place will certainly assist a business in ensuring that they are adhering…...
Read more >>3 Myths about a CISO
By Vincent Naughton on October 9, 2019 in Security News
Who is a CISO? A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is a senior level executive within an organization responsible for the information and data security…...
Read more >>#100securedays Recap 18
By Vincent Naughton on October 9, 2019 in Security News
“As cybersecurity leaders, we have to create our message of influence because security is a culture and you need the business to take place and…...
Read more >>#100securedays Recap 17
By Vincent Naughton on October 1, 2019 in Security News
“My message for companies that think they haven’t been attacked is: You are not looking hard enough.” – James Snook If you missed last week’s…...
Read more >>#100securedays Recap 16
By Vincent Naughton on October 1, 2019 in Security News
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and a few minutes of cyber-incident to ruin it.” – Stephane Nappo Recap of week 16 of…...
Read more >>#100securedays Recap Week 15
By Vincent Naughton on September 17, 2019 in Security News
“My message for companies that think they haven’t been attacked is: You are not looking hard enough.” Day 70: If your system looks like this, you…...
Read more >>#100securedays Recap Week 14
By Vincent Naughton on September 10, 2019 in Security News
“One person’s “paranoia” is another person’s engineering redundancy”. – Marcus J. Ranum Recap of Week 14- Day 66: Read your e-mails carefully, from e-mail addresses to…...
Read more >>#100securedays Recap of Week 13
By Vincent Naughton on September 4, 2019 in Security News
“Cybercriminals can use personal details, such as your favorite color, the last four digits of your credit card, and your email addresses to make educated…...
Read more >>#100securedays recap of Week 12!
By Vincent Naughton on August 27, 2019 in Security News
“IoT without security = Internet of Threats” – Stephane Nappo Last week’s recap- Day 56: 75% of Internet mail is now spam and businesses with 24…...
Read more >>The PSC Scheme and Data Protection Lessons
By Ciara Fitzgerald on August 22, 2019 in Security News
Author of this post: Ciara Fitzgerald, Head of Legal at Ward Solutions Background On 16th August last, the Data Protection Commission (“the DPC”), issued a…...
Read more >>Addressing Endpoint Security Challenges in 2020
By Vincent Naughton on August 21, 2019 in Security News
What is Endpoint Security? Endpoint security is the process of securing devices that are connected to the enterprise network. These end user devices vary from…...
Read more >>#100securedays Week 11 Recap!
By Vincent Naughton on August 20, 2019 in Security News
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and few minutes of cyber-incident to ruin it.” – Stephane Nappo Last week’s Recap- Day 51: Make sure your card…...
Read more >>#100securedays Week 10
By Vincent Naughton on August 13, 2019 in Security News
“Information security is one of the few spots in the business where you can be involved in almost every part of the business.” Here’s last…...
Read more >>#100securedays- week 9
By Vincent Naughton on August 7, 2019 in Security News
“Cybersecurity is much more than a matter of IT.” – Stephane Nappo Here’s last week’s recap of #100securedays: Day 42: SQL injection is a traditional method…...
Read more >>Cybersecurity and the evolving challenges facing the CISO
By Vincent Naughton on August 1, 2019 in Security News
Cybersecurity and the evolving challenges facing the CISO: Cybersecurity has become increasingly critical for many organizations, with the effect that Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)…...
Read more >>Why implement ISO 27001?
By Vincent Naughton on August 1, 2019 in Security News
ISO 27001 is the internationally recognized standard for Information Security that defines the requirements of an Information Security Management System (ISMS). An ISMS is a…...
Read more >>#100securedays Week 8
By Vincent Naughton on July 30, 2019 in Security News
For every lock, there is someone out there trying to pick it or break-in. – David Bernstein, President at the Bernstein Agency Here’s last week’s…...
Read more >>#100securedays Week 7
By Vincent Naughton on July 23, 2019 in Security News
People have a right to privacy but they also have a right to live. Fundamentally, we need cybersecurity and need to secure communications as well.…...
Read more >>Travel Tips from #100securedays
By Vincent Naughton on July 19, 2019 in Security News
How do to stay secure while traveling? Summer holidays are on! Here are a few security tips from our #100securedays to help you stay secure…...
Read more >>#100securedays Week 6
By Vincent Naughton on July 16, 2019 in Security News
“One single vulnerability is all an attacker needs.” – Window Snyder, Chief Security Officer, Fastly Day 24: A vulnerability scan detects and classifies the potential points…...
Read more >>#100securedays Week 5
By Vincent Naughton on July 9, 2019 in Security News
“As the world is increasingly interconnected, everyone shares the responsibility of securing cyberspace.” – Newton Lee Day 19: Do not open, respond or unsubscribe from a…...
Read more >>#100securedays Week 4
By Vincent Naughton on July 3, 2019 in Security News
“Cybercrime is the greatest threat to every company in the world” – Ginni Rometty, IBM Chairman, President & CEO Day 14: More than 250 million…...
Read more >>Is your security turning cloudy?
By Vincent Naughton on June 28, 2019 in Security News
The leading factor driving greater public cloud engagement or adoption today is digitally transforming enterprises. The question is which one is more secure: Data on-premise…...
Read more >>New Regulation on a Framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the EU
By Ciara Fitzgerald on June 26, 2019 in Security News
As part of the Digital Single Market strategy of the EU Commission, a new Regulation on a Framework for the free flow of non-personal data…...
Read more >>#100securedays Week 3
By Vincent Naughton on June 25, 2019 in Security News
“If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked. What’s more, you deserve to be hacked.” -Richard Clarke Another set…...
Read more >>How many times should I conduct a penetration test?
By Vincent Naughton on June 19, 2019 in Security News
As an information security company, we are regularly asked this question during scoping calls. In fact we’ve raised the question back to customers asking when…...
Read more >>#100securedays WEEK 2
By Vincent Naughton on June 18, 2019 in Security News
“Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility and it boils down to this: In Cybersecurity, the more systems we secure, the more secure we all are.”- Jen…...
Read more >>100 secure days is BACK!
By Vincent Naughton on June 10, 2019 in Security News
Yes! We started with 50 last year but we’re giving you 100 this year. #100securedays is a Ward Solutions initiative where we give you 100 security…...
Read more >>Security Advisory Notice – Microsoft RDP CVE-2019-0708
By Vincent Naughton on May 15, 2019 in Security News
It has come to our attention that there is a security risk that could affect some customers. It involves Microsoft RDP service on some Microsoft…...
Read more >>#AboutYourCloud: Intune your plan!
By Vincent Naughton on May 3, 2019 in Security News
We started the #AboutYourCloud series that show real-life scenarios that can happen in any business and what impact it has in your cloud. This can…...
Read more >>It’s almost ONE Year | Security On Priority!
By Vincent Naughton on May 2, 2019 in Security News
Article 32 GDPR calls for the implementation of “appropriate technical and organisational measures” to ensure a level of security is appropriate to the risk. How…...
Read more >>GDPR Maintenance | It’s almost ONE Year!
By Vincent Naughton on May 2, 2019 in Security News
The GDPR deadline 1 year anniversary is almost upon us. So assuming your organisation has implemented appropriate technical and organisational controls to protect personal data…...
Read more >>Why should SMB’s invest in security?
By Vincent Naughton on April 18, 2019 in Security News
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do”- John Wooden Are you a founder of a start-up or a small business?…...
Read more >>Almost ONE Year | Brexit & GDPR
By Ciara Fitzgerald on March 21, 2019 in Security News
Since this post was originally published on 21st March 2019, the landscape has changed so much! On 22nd May 2019, with just 7 days until…...
Read more >>Human error: A threat in cyber security?
By Vincent Naughton on March 13, 2019 in Security News
A breach can happen at any point in time but it is important to mitigate the risk of this impacting your business. There are many…...
Read more >>High-level steps you need to take after a data breach
By Vincent Naughton on February 28, 2019 in Security News
One of your staff has been a victim of malware which has resulted in a data breach. The IT department has been alerted and now…...
Read more >>Security Advisory Notice- Cisco Router & Microsoft Exchange
By Vincent Naughton on February 5, 2019 in Security News
It has come to our attention that there are security risks that could affect some customers. They involve: Cisco Routers Microsoft Exchange. CISCO Cisco have…...
Read more >>The Next Big Thing in Security: How AI is playing a huge role in Cybersecurity?
By Vincent Naughton on January 17, 2019 in Security News
#Nevertoolate Artificial intelligence (AI) is a fascinating advance in technology. The spectrum of companies now offering artificial intelligence devices and solutions is incredible and it…...
Read more >>2019 Cybersecurity Predictions & Resolution
By Vincent Naughton on January 15, 2019 in Security News
The New Year has begun with everyone sharing his or her best wishes and New Year resolutions. It is a refresh button even with businesses.…...
Read more >>Five differences between a vulnerability scan & penetration test
By Vincent Naughton on January 4, 2019 in Security News
As a security company we get asked these questions a lot of times and surprisingly we see the number of businesses that actually think these…...
Read more >>#AboutYourCloud- Something smells phishy!
By Vincent Naughton on December 18, 2018 in Security News
#AboutYourCloud | Series 1 Nollaig Shona Duit! Who does not love Christmas apart from the Grinch? This is the season to shop, eat and be…...
Read more >>Five things a Security Operations Center can give you
By Vincent Naughton on December 15, 2018 in Security News
It’s old news to say that every business is a target these days but what’s new and shocking is that according to a recent study…...
Read more >>Security Advisory Notice – Cisco Apache Struts Remote Code Execution
By Vincent Naughton on December 3, 2018 in Security News
Cisco has released a critical security announcement (link below) urging an upgrade of the Commons FileUpload library to version 1.3.3 on systems using Struts 2.3.36…...
Read more >>PCI DSS Checklist | Where are you in your journey to PCI Compliance?
By Vincent Naughton on November 20, 2018 in Security News
Would it not be great if a business could never be breached? Yes, it would! Unfortunately, we live in a world where becoming the victim…...
Read more >>Cyber Security Awareness Month- Week 4
By Vincent Naughton on October 30, 2018 in Security News
It’s cybersecurity awareness month and we want to test your knowledge on security. Follow us on our channels LinkedIn & Twitter and share your thoughts. We’re almost done with…...
Read more >>Cyber Security Awareness Month- Week 3
By Vincent Naughton on October 22, 2018 in Security News
It’s cybersecurity awareness month and we want to test your knowledge on security. Follow us on our channels LinkedIn & Twitter and share your thoughts. We’re on Week 4 of Cyber…...
Read more >>Cyber Security Awareness Month- Week 2
By Vincent Naughton on October 15, 2018 in Security News
It’s cybersecurity awareness month and we want to test your knowledge on security. Follow us on our channels LinkedIn & Twitter and share your thoughts. We’re…...
Read more >>Cyber Security Awareness Month Has Begun- Week 1
By Vincent Naughton on October 8, 2018 in Security News
Cyber Security Awareness Month takes place in October of every year. The objective of this initiative is to raise awareness of the cybersecurity threats to…...
Read more >>Difference between a Vulnerability Scan and Penetration Test
By Vincent Naughton on October 8, 2018 in Security News
As a security company we get asked these questions a lot of times and surprisingly we see the number of businesses that actually think these…...
Read more >>#50securedays- Week 9
By Vincent Naughton on September 13, 2018 in Security News
Day 43: The reason we’re saying this is because this helps to reduce spam on your personal e-mail address that you may be using for important…...
Read more >>#50securedays- Week 8!
By Vincent Naughton on September 3, 2018 in Security News
Day 38: Don’t open these links unless you know they are safe. You can find out where they point to by using an un-shortening tool…...
Read more >>#50securedays- Week 7!
By Vincent Naughton on August 28, 2018 in Latest News
Day 33: It’s all about convenience these days but is it safe? No matter how much you trust the platform make sure you do not…...
Read more >>#50securedays- Week 6!
By Vincent Naughton on August 28, 2018 in Latest News
Day 28: New apps are generated on a daily basis, but be careful what applications you download, dubious duplicate versions of reputable apps are out…...
Read more >>Security Advisory Notice – Critical Intel Chip Vulnerability
By Vincent Naughton on August 28, 2018 in Security News
A new vulnerability codenamed “Foreshadow” has been discovered in Intel processors1. The vulnerability can be exploited to read data from the chip giant’s security guard…...
Read more >>#50securedays | Week 5
By Vincent Naughton on August 28, 2018 in Security News
Day 21: Before you send out any e-mails, make sure you cross-check the e-mail address, especially if you are sending out sensitive information. #50securedays Day…...
Read more >>#50securedays | Week 4
By Vincent Naughton on August 28, 2018 in Latest News
Day 15: Avoid sending personal information such as your bank details or phone numbers via e-mail, even to friends, emails can fall into the wrong hands. #50securedays…...
Read more >>#50securedays- Week 3 is here!
By Vincent Naughton on August 28, 2018 in Security News
Day 10: Make sure you carry your staff ID card anywhere you go. If you left it somewhere, notify your admin or your security team immediately.…...
Read more >>#50securedays have begun! Here is Week 2!
By Vincent Naughton on August 28, 2018 in Security News
Recap of Week 2! Day 6: If you are connected to any public wifi, make sure you do not have access to any personal or sensitive…...
Read more >>#50securedays has begun- Week 1!
By Vincent Naughton on August 28, 2018 in Latest News
Not sure if you noticed but we’ve started something interesting in the past two weeks on our social channels and here is a recap of…...
Read more >>Ward Infosec: Can ISO 27001 save your business?
By Vincent Naughton on August 28, 2018 in Latest News
Only 38% of global organizations claim they are prepared to handle a sophisticated cyber-attack. The question is, are you prepared? Customer loyalty IBM projected that…...
Read more >>Ward Infosec: The True Story Behind GDPR
By Vincent Naughton on August 28, 2018 in Security News
With GDPR just around the corner, businesses are in panic mode. We work with businesses across all industries from retail, agriculture, education, manufacturing and many…...
Read more >>Security Advisory Notice – Critical Cisco Vulnerabilities
By Vincent Naughton on August 28, 2018 in Security News
Three critical vulnerabilities impacting Cisco IOS, and ISO XE software have recently been disclosed. First released on March 28th, all three vulnerabilities were given a…...
Read more >>Ward Infosec Series | What if you’re the next target?
By Vincent Naughton on August 28, 2018 in Security News
Spam Mails: One of the highest cyber-attacks that take place are due to phishing scams. Spam e-mails are sent out in mass quantities by spammers, some…...
Read more >>Ward Infosec Series | Have you ever felt like you’re being watched?
By Vincent Naughton on August 28, 2018 in Security News
This takes place every day around you. People share updates on social networks like LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook on a daily basis, they search for…...
Read more >>Forgot your password? We’ve all been there!
By Vincent Naughton on August 28, 2018 in Latest News
As an information security provider we believe in protecting a business every day, as it is ‘safer internet day’ today, here is a light insight…...
Read more >>Security Advisory Update – Critical Processor Flaws Update
By Vincent Naughton on August 28, 2018 in Security News
Security Advisory Update – Critical Processor Flaws Update Issued by Ward Solutions Security Operations Centre Updated January 11, 2018 Further to our recent advisory on…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions Launches: Continuous Full Stack Security Testing
By Vincent Naughton on June 25, 2018 in Latest News
If you’ve missed the webinar, no worries! You can view the recorded version below. Software vulnerabilities are the top external intrusion methods used in security…...
Read more >>Ward Infosec: 5 reasons why your business maybe vulnerable!
By Vincent Naughton on June 25, 2018 in Security News
Every business today carries sensitive information about their employees and their customers. Most of the time this is stored in a system that is prone…...
Read more >>Ward Infosec: 4 cloud security threats that need your attention!
By Vincent Naughton on June 25, 2018 in Security News
Everybody in your business is connected to the internet and you could be the next target to a data breach. If you look at businesses…...
Read more >>Ward Infosec: Can ISO 27001 save your business?
By Vincent Naughton on June 25, 2018 in Security News
Only 38% of global organizations claim they are prepared to handle a sophisticated cyber-attack. The question is, are you prepared? Customer loyalty 64% Data breaches…...
Read more >>Security Advisory Notice – WPA2 Protocol Vulnerability
By Vincent Naughton on October 25, 2017 in Security News
A major vulnerability to the Wifi Protected Access II (WPA2) protocol was announced on Monday October 16th, 2017. Discovered by Mathy Vanhoef, this critical flaw…...
Read more >>A major vulnerability to the Wifi Protected Access II (WPA2) protocol was announced on Monday, October 16th, 2017. Discovered by Mathy Vanhoef, this critical flaw…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions appoints Orlagh Moylan to the role of Business Development Executive
By Vincent Naughton on August 23, 2017 in Security News
Ward Solutions, Ireland’s leading information security provider, today announces the appointment of Orlagh Moylan as Business Development Executive. Orlagh’s key role will be to identify…...
Read more >>Should I be afraid of my fridge? Threats of the IoT
By Vincent Naughton on August 16, 2017 in Security News
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term that causes much confusion, but doesn’t need to. IoT simply refers to the huge range of devices…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions | A Safe And Secure World
By Vincent Naughton on July 21, 2017 in Security News
At Ward our mission is to protect your brand, people, assets, intellectual property and profits by identifying the threat and minimising the risks that you…...
Read more >>One in five Irish businesses held to ransom in past 12 months
By Vincent Naughton on July 13, 2017 in Security News
Ward Solutions recently revealed the results of its 2017 information security survey, carried out in association with TechPro magazine. Among the findings, Ward revealed that…...
Read more >>At Ward Solutions, women have made significant contributions to our organisation since our foundation. We recognise the benefits of having high levels of female participation…...
Read more >>Shadow IT – the hidden threat at the heart of Irish organisations
By Vincent Naughton on March 21, 2017 in Security News
Shadow IT, a term that refers to the implementation and utilisation of IT solutions and platforms without explicit organisational authorisation, is the hidden threat at…...
Read more >>On Friday 10th February in the Royal College of Physicians, Dublin, Ward Solutions and IBM presented the second ‘Will GDPR drive your security strategy in…...
Read more >>WordPress hack and next steps
By Vincent Naughton on February 8, 2017 in Security News
On Tuesday morning, it was announced that WordPress, the blog sharing website that is used by more than one quarter of the web, had been…...
Read more >>General Data Protection Regulation is set to come into force on 25th May 2018 and Irish organisations now have a limited amount of time to…...
Read more >>General Data Protection Regulation, the replacement for the Data Protection Directive, is set to come in to force on 25th May 2018. GDPR will have…...
Read more >>Most Irish organisations not aware of scale of GDPR challenge
By Vincent Naughton on January 3, 2017 in Security News
Register now for Ward Solutions’ GDPR seminar, taking place on 10th February in the Royal College of Physicians, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Ward Solutions, Ireland’s…...
Read more >>Welcome to the third and final blog in Ward Solutions’ QRadar Masterclass! In this blog we’ll take a look at the powerful analytical functionality that the…...
Read more >>Welcome back to Ward Solutions’ QRadar Masterclass, our series of blogs aimed at showing you how IBM’s QRadar security intelligence platform can help your…...
Read more >>Sign up to Ward Solutions’ QRadar newsletter today and you could win free security services worth €3,000!
By Vincent Naughton on November 9, 2016 in Security News
Let’s start with a question: How long on average do you think it takes companies to detect that their systems have been breached? 48 hours? One…...
Read more >>DirSync ‘End of Life’ approaching
By Vincent Naughton on October 13, 2016 in Security News
Microsoft has announced that two of its older identity synchronisation tools are now deprecated and will reach end of support on April 13th 2017. The…...
Read more >>Identity & Access Management: I’m done now …. Right?
By Vincent Naughton on October 10, 2016 in Security News
Over the course of our last two blogs we've looked at how to plan and implement an IAM solution that's the right fit for your…...
Read more >>Identity & Access Management: Implementing your IAM Programme
By Vincent Naughton on September 20, 2016 in Security News
In our last blog we outlined how the changing nature of work and policies such as Cloud adoption, BYOD, the newer risk and compliance landscape…...
Read more >>Identity & Access Management: Planning an IAM Strategy right for your organisation
By Vincent Naughton on August 31, 2016 in Security News
Identity and Access Management (IAM) has become a key concept which sits at the heart of IT, providing control over the identities within your organisation,…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions’ Survey: Over a quarter of organisations don’t know what they would do in the event of a data compromise
By Vincent Naughton on August 8, 2016 in Security News
Ward Solutions recent information security survey found that almost a quarter of organisations haven't planned for potential data compromises, despite the fact that almost half…...
Read more >>Cybercrime aims lower for greater ransom success
By Vincent Naughton on August 3, 2016 in Security News
Cybercriminals have come up with new tactics to extort money from organisations through ransomware attacks. They are now demanding smaller fees and targeting SMEs in…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions’ survey finds that nearly a fifth of organisations don’t know where their data is
By Vincent Naughton on July 21, 2016 in Security News
Ward Solutions’ survey finds that organisations consider cloud storage to be the safest way to store data, yet nearly a fifth admit to not knowing…...
Read more >>Survey: Almost half of Irish businesses would hide data breach from customers
By Vincent Naughton on July 15, 2016 in Security News
Ward Solutions' 2016 Information Security Survey has revealed that almost half of Irish and Northern Irish businesses wouldn't disclose a data breach to impacted third…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions Wins 2016 Managed Service Company of the Year at Tech Excellence Awards
By Vincent Naughton on May 17, 2016 in Security News
Ward Solutions is delighted to announce that it fought off strong competition to win the 2016 Managed Service Company of the Year award at the…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions shortlisted for two awards at 2016 Tech Excellence Awards
By Vincent Naughton on April 21, 2016 in Security News
Ward Solutions is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for two of the top awards at the prestigious and hotly contested Irish Tech…...
Read more >>Discover job satisfaction at Ward Solutions
By Vincent Naughton on April 14, 2016 in Security News
We're all looking for some sense of satisfaction from our jobs. At Ward Solutions, we do our best to make sure that our staff are…...
Read more >>Cloud Security – Is the changing nature of how we work leaving our data vulnerable? Part 2
By Vincent Naughton on April 7, 2016 in Security News
The development of services like cloud computing and the introduction of flexible working arrangements such as Bring your own Device (BYOD) over the last decade…...
Read more >>Cloud Security – Is the changing nature of how we work leaving our data vulnerable? Part 1
By Vincent Naughton on March 16, 2016 in Security News
Cloud computing is changing the nature of how we do business, and for good reason - it offers many benefits, such as cost reduction, greater…...
Read more >>Northern Ireland: taking on the rising tide of cybercrime
By Vincent Naughton on February 26, 2016 in Security News
As cybercrime continues to dominate the headlines, providing effective cyber security is more vital than ever. Northern Ireland is developing as a growing hub in…...
Read more >>Tick Tock – SQL 2005 end-of-life approaches
By Vincent Naughton on February 19, 2016 in Security News
SQL 2005 end-of-life is coming. Microsoft will cease offering software support, and there will be no more releases, security patches, and no support for any…...
Read more >>IT security jobs – Ward Solutions is hiring now!
By Vincent Naughton on February 15, 2016 in Security News
Ward Solutions wants to grow its team and has a number of IT security jobs available immediately. If a role in a leading information security…...
Read more >>Cyber security – is your supply chain putting your business at risk?
By Vincent Naughton on January 26, 2016 in Security News
Cyber security threats are often overlooked from within the supply chain. Partners, customers and suppliers can pose a serious risk to your business – you’re…...
Read more >>50 million reasons to secure your smart device
By Vincent Naughton on December 21, 2015 in Security News
This blog post discusses the Smart Device and Set-Up Checklist devised by the OTA to help those of us with new smartphones stay secure this…...
Read more >>How to protect your business from cybercrime
By Vincent Naughton on December 7, 2015 in Security News
Ward Solutions can help you protect your business from cybercrime by adopting a holistic security approach...
Read more >>eDellRoot issue – what you need to know
By Vincent Naughton on November 26, 2015 in Security News
eDellRoot leaves users open to attackers impersonating legitimate websites with sites that contain malware or that might steal sensitive information...
Read more >>Join Ward Solutions and Okta at HEAnet
By Vincent Naughton on October 27, 2015 in Security News
Join Ward Solutions and Okta at HEAnet 2015 to discuss your identity management challenges from Wednesday 11 – Friday 13 November 2015 at the Rochestown…...
Read more >>Trust Security Agility Conference
By Vincent Naughton on October 13, 2015 in Security News
Trust Security Agility Conference - Ward Solutions will join top technology and information security influencers from across the globe at this year’s event...
Read more >>Evolution not revolution in Cloud Computing
By Vincent Naughton on October 5, 2015 in Security News
This summer, about fifty people gathered at the Dublin Chamber of Commerce for the Information Security Management Seminar (ISMS) to hear experts discuss information security,…...
Read more >>Aisling Hennessy appointed as group solicitor at Ward Solutions
By Vincent Naughton on September 30, 2015 in Security News
Ward Solutions has officially announced the appointment of Aisling Hennessy as group solicitor. Aisling is advising Ward on all aspects of its business....
Read more >>Ward Solutions invests €1.2 million in new Security Operations Centre
By Vincent Naughton on September 10, 2015 in Security News
Investment funds the purchase of a new 5,000 sq. feet building in Citywest, Dublin as well as the installation of advanced risk assessment and monitoring…...
Read more >>The team at Ward is consistently at the cutting-edge of information security. We provide an environment and programme of continuous professional development and accreditation for…...
Read more >>12 members of the Ward Solutions team are participating in the Grant Thornton Run on Tuesday 1st September for our chosen charity, Muscular Dystrophy Ireland....
Read more >>A secure Identity and Access Management (IAM) process gives the right user the right access, to the right resources, at the right time....
Read more >>Ward Solutions, Ireland’s leading information security provider, is today announcing that it is delivering a comprehensive information security service to Laya Healthcare to protect the…...
Read more >>On Tuesday 2nd September a record 3,856 runners making up 964 teams took part in the third annual Grant Thornton Corporate 5k Team Challenge in…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions would like to extend hearty congratulations to Brendan Gormley, senior information security consultant, on achieving one of the top three results in Ireland…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions, Ireland’s leading information security provider, today announced the creation of 22 new jobs at its Dublin and Belfast offices. These jobs are being…...
Read more >>Noel O’Grady joins Ward Solutions’ executive team as Sales Director to further drive the company’s ongoing growth and development. Noel brings to the business strong…...
Read more >>As you may be aware, there has been a critical security vulnerability found and exploited in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 11. Until Microsoft…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions will be sponsoring and presenting at the Credit Union Managers Association event at the Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone on the 18th & 19th…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions have a new office address and contact details for our Northern Ireland office moving from our old Waring Street location to just around…...
Read more >>Meet Ward Solutions at HEAnet’s annual conference in Athlone. http://heanet.ie/news_and_publications/conference_2013_registration Ward Solutions works extensively with the Higher Education and Research Sector in Ireland and Northern…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions are pleased to sponsor and present at the OWASP Limerick event on 31 October 3012 hosted at Limerick IT. https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Limerick_Day_2013 Come and hear one…...
Read more >>Meet Ward Solutions at the Northern Ireland Civil Service ICT conference Slieve Donard, Newcastle, Co Down on 01st and 2nd of October 2013. Visit us…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions staff have recently added 7 additional industry and vendor standard Information Security accreditation to our already extensive collection of over 150 accreditations. Ward staff attained 2…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions, Ireland and Northern Ireland elite McAfee solutions provider has, as part of their portfolio of new Information Security training services, launched their McAfee ePO training…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions, Ireland and Northern Ireland largest Identity Management solutions provider has, as part of their portfolio of new Information Security training services, launched their Microsoft Forefront…...
Read more >>Ward Solution has just completed our 10th PCI White Knight engagement, successfully helping a high profile client attain PCI compliance for 2013. Whilst Ward has…...
Read more >>DUBLIN, Monday 23 July 2012 – Leading IT security services provider, Ward Solutions, today announced that it is to increase its workforce by 50…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions has formally launched two innovative new services Information Security Officer as a Service and Data Protection Officer as a Service. These new services…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions are hiring. Ward Solutions currently have roles in Business Development, Telemarketing, Security and .Net information Security: Business Development Executives Telemarketing executives Security Consultants…...
Read more >>As part of Ward Solutions growth strategy, we have now opened a Munster Office to focus on our customers in the South and West of…...
Read more >>Ward Solutions have attained Fortinet Gold Partnership status, the highest level possible. This reflects Ward Solutions levels of investment in what we believe to be…...
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