McAfee

Irish IT recycling company in expansive mode after reporting 128% rise in pretax profits

Turnover from continuing operations increased from $59.8m to $83.5m

Company provides secure data-elimination and recycling services to technology firms

Move could involve selling antivirus software maker formerly known as McAfee

US and EU taking measures to protect drivers’ privacy and security from hackers

Victims typically face demands of between $150 and $500 to regain access to files

Google has had very safe driverless cars on public roads since 2010

British security agencies brought in to combat internet crime

Future of IT security sector will look at growing connectedness

Technology has not yet displaced man from the workplace. But can this last?

AlienVault and Internal Results Ireland to establish new centres in Cork and Portlaoise

Losses connected to personal information, such as stolen credit card data, was put at up to $150 billion

Wide count hits Ulster side hard as Patrick Horgan points way for travelling party

Criminals may already have made off with up to $500 million worth of the virtual currency

International Association of Privacy Professionals says issue has ‘exploded’ since Edward Snowden revelations

This is the dawn of a new era. There will be a form of robot in every household in the next 20 to 30 years

McAfee’s president Michael DeCesare deals with the fast-changing landscape of cyber security threats on a daily basis

Study shows Irish parents not fully aware about their children’s online behaviour

This week: Robert Shiller, ‘Shutdownfreude’ and the restaurant that only hires twins

The days of trying to blag through an unexpected presentation in a cold sweat may be drawing to a close

Research centre given €19.8m to help data mining for useful content and information

Police rule out foul play in death of famed hacker