Author: Jeff Asher
Data expert and author Dan Gaylin discusses what data democratisation means and the importance of a data-savvy society. We are drowning in data. That is not a statement designed for dramatics; we have – ironically – the data to prove it. According to Statista, the total amount of data created, captured, copied and consumed globally is projected to grow to more than 394 zettabytes by 2028. To put this into context, a single zettabyte translates to roughly 1,000 exabytes, or 1bn terabytes, or 1trn gigabytes. In the history of computer science, the time period known as the zettabyte era started…
Accenture’s Patrick Tiernan discusses the beginning of his career in tech and the value of building relationships right from the start. While there are many ways to begin a career in tech, graduate programmes remain a great way to get a feel for the field and become familiar with various elements of the company that you join before homing in on your passion. For Patrick Tiernan, his interest in technology started from a young age as he grew up alongside several major milestones in the industry, from the internet to smartphones to cloud computing and now AI. “When I started…
Nahla Davies exposes the war for dominance over our data infrastructure that rolls on beneath the waves. In the vast expanse beneath our oceans, a silent battle is unfolding – one that’s far removed from headlines about AI breakthroughs or the latest social media trends. This conflict isn’t fought with armies or missiles but with fibre-optic cables thinner than a garden hose. These undersea arteries carry more than 95pc of the world’s internet traffic, and now, the tech giants controlling them are reshaping global power structures in a way that’s as quiet as it is profound. The question isn’t if…
The acquisition will further integrate the two parties’ previously existing partnership. Forcepoint is acquiring Cork-based Getvisibility in a deal that aims to enhance its risk mitigation and security management offerings while speeding up compliance for its enterprise and government clientele. The acquisition builds on a multi-year partnership between the two firms, which integrated Getvisibility’s artificial intelligence (AI) driven risk visibility and remediation within Forcepoint’s full-lifecycle offering of data security solutions. Getvisibility’s data security posture management (DSPM) and AI-mesh technology – AI models which improve accuracy and speed in data classification and risk detection – have been a component in Forcepoint’s…
NCI’s Dr Luis Bernardo Pulido-Gaytan says his research into privacy-preserving machine learning models will lead to greater trust in AI tools. Homomorphic encryption (HE) allows encrypted data to be analysed without the need to decrypt it. These encrypted data are known as ciphertexts. For Dr Luis Bernardo Pulido-Gaytan, HE is a valuable tool for data security, particularly in the quantum computing era. Pulido-Gaytan is a postdoctoral research associate in the Cloud Competency Centre at the National College of Ireland, where he designs privacy-preserving machine learning cognitive models in cloud environments using HE cryptosystems. “Privacy-preserving modelling represents a rapidly growing research…
Kyndryl’s Chris Davis discusses the company’s recent report on Irish consumer cybersecurity trends, which indicates a rise in attacks alongside inefficient practices. Last week, IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl published new research highlighting cybersecurity trends affecting Irish consumers, with one in five (20pc) respondents directly experiencing a cyberattack or online fraud in the past year. Additional respondents reported attacks within their household, with the combined responses revealing that more than one in three (36pc) households have experienced cybercrime over the past 12 months. The research, which was carried out by 3Gem Research and Insights, was compiled through an online survey…
Pratik Jain explains how a universal semantic layer gives an extra slice of data efficiency. Organisations have been stockpiling huge amounts of data, but only a few have developed ecosystems which use it effectively for analytical insights that drive business decisions and strategy. The logjams spring from various quarters, from data residing in silos or having inconsistent definitions to slow processing speeds – all resulting in poor accuracy and trust in the distilled intelligence. The case for a universal semantic layer Legacy systems cannot be replaced overnight with smart new data ecosystems, so data engineers are tasked to develop a…