This article was published in the Irish Times, 21st December 2010. Espion provided commentary on a recently seen online scam that saw and Irish version of the well known and highly recognised “Nigerian scam” offering an unlikely sum of money to the recipient of the e-mail if only he or she sends all personal banking details to a person, usually based in Nigeria. A more appropriate subject heading in these emails might be the Irish proverb “ní mar a shíltear a bhítear” (things aren’t as they seem).
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This article was published in the Irish Independent Online Website, 28th August 2010. Espion provided some insight to the denial of service attach on the CAO sight which rendered it inaccessible by legitmate users. Attacks of this nature are usually done simply for bragging rights in the hacker community. Every website is vulnerable to these kinds of attack but usually hackers go after more high-profile sites such as Amazon or eBay, with the White House being a classic target. Irish IndependentRead article »
This article was published in the Irish Examiner, on Thursday, 19th August 2010. Espion comments on the serious risks associated with creating a "digital footprint" which allows people who place too much personal information online to become targets for cyber criminals. Individuals with a large digital footprint can be targets for identity theft, as cyber criminals are able to piece together enough details to masquerade as someone they are not. Aside from the risk of identity theft, social networking has raised general privacy concerns. Irish ExaminerRead article »
