About the Author

My interview in the Connacht Tribune on the reason it may have been better for the HSE to pay the ransom.

My participation in a webinar for Info Security Magazine on data classification, which provides a solid foundation to build towards onward compliance.

My interview with Education Technology on the various methods that online scammers use.

My interview with Gizmodo on whether we might ever run out of digital storage.

My interview with extra.ie about how the HSE cannot abdicate responsibility, as they were the gatekeepers entrusted to keep the data safe.

My interview on Virgin Media News on the ongoing saga of the ransomware attack on the HSE.

My interview with the Irish Examiner on how the State could face hundreds of millions in legal claims from victims if the HSE is found to have failed to adequately protect patients’ data.

My interview on Newstalk Breakfast show that virtually all ransomware strains have a built-in failsafe designed to cover the backsides of the malware purveyors and will simply not install on a Microsoft Windows computer that already has one of many types of virtual keyboards installed — such as Russian or Ukrainian.

My interview on Newstalk Breakfast Show about the fallout from the ransomware attack on the HSE.

My interview with the Irish Examiner on how health files offer permanent and extremely useful information about patients to criminals.