Integrity360 targets significant growth with launch of new Managed Digital Risk Protection Service

Integrity360, UK and Ireland’s largest independent cyber security services specialist, today announced that it is targeting significant business growth following the launch of its new managed Digital Risk Protection Service.

Powered by the SearchLight platform from leading threat intelligence provider Digital Shadows, the new and innovative service offers 24/7 monitoring and rapid response for digital risks outside of traditional business environments or infrastructure by proactively scanning for threats on the Open, Deep and Dark web.

The solution can limit the potential damage from data leakage with early detection of credentials or documents in online data stores, paste sites or within criminal fora on the Dark web, and offers online brand protection by alerting if an organisation’s identity is being used or impersonated maliciously. It also reduces the potential attack surface by identifying system vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and weak or expiring certificates within a company’s externally-facing infrastructure.

Furthermore, Integrity360’s Digital Risk Protection Service provides curated and tailored threat intelligence reporting to customers including information on threats relating to their wider industry, similar organisations, targeted against their specific infrastructure, and within their specific geographic region.

The service will reduce the burden on in-house security teams, resulting in increased threat visibility and improved threat prevention, while also delivering significant time and cost savings for businesses. It can act as a standalone offering or can be integrated with Integrity360’s Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service for a holistic 360-degree security threat detection solution.

The cybersecurity services specialist will be targeting customers across multiple sectors and industries with this service – which can be implemented within a day – including finance, insurance, legal, manufacturing, retail, utilities, and professional services. It expects to grow its own cyber threat response team to meet demand as the service scales.

Brian Martin, Head of Product, Strategy and Innovation for Integrity360, said: “Most security services focus on threats to organisations once they are on the doorstep or have already infiltrated the environment. However, there is a world of external digital risks and threats to organisations that can be extremely hard to monitor – and that’s the critical blind spot we aim to address with this service.

 

“The new service provides constant vigilance in external risk visibility, but also reduces the noise from this high level of monitoring, ensuring real risks are dealt with rapidly, efficiently, and effectively. After all, rapid response is the key to reducing the risk of negative security incidents. This is increasingly important with the rising volume and sophistication of cyber threats. This proposition, combining a leading managed service provider with a leading Digital Risk monitoring platform, is quite unique within the Irish and UK markets. We look forward to working closely with our customers on helping them to identify and respond to risks and threats targeting them in the external environment.”

Bolt appoint John Buckley to Operations Manager for Rentals in Ireland

Bolt, the European mobility champion, continues to strengthen its Irish team with the appointment of John Buckley as Operations Manager for Rentals in Ireland. John joins Bolt following the launch of the firm’s first Irish electric bike rollout in Sligo, with a number of other cities and towns under consideration

Buckley joins from Bleeper, where he was responsible for the management and supervision of all aspects of daily operations for public bike share schemes throughout the administrative areas of Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, whilst ensuring the service met the strict requirements as set out by the Local Authorities.

He joins Bolt as it prepares to invest €5m in expanding its e-bike and scooter operations in Ireland as part of a bid to build a multimodal platform that can provide a sustainable alternative to private car ownership. Bolt is the largest micromobility operator across continental Europe, with services in more than 200 cities and 20 European countries.

Announcing John Buckley’s appointment, Tomas Veloso  Director of Rentals for Bolt said, “As we aim to bring a multi-modal mobility app to cities across Ireland, John will be integral to guiding the strategy behind our electric bike and scooter roll outs, ensuring Bolt thoughtfully and safely integrates with the infrastructure, transport system and wellbeing of the public.”

On joining the team, John Buckley said; “Bolt is at an exciting point in its development in Ireland, with really ambitious plans for growth. I’m eager to unlock the positive benefits micromobility options can bring to the country, whilst staying acutely aware of any concerns held by Irish cities and towns about the introduction of new transport modes.”

John brings a wealth of experience in sustainable transport options and reaffirms Bolt’s long term commitment to the Irish market. He will be responsible for the management of Bolt’s first Irish e-bike rental service in Sligo and the rollout of further e-bike and scooter services throughout Ireland in the coming months.

More About Bolt’s Irish Plans

Bolt offers a range of mobility services including ride-hailing, shared cars, e-bikes, scooters, and food and grocery delivery to more than 75 million customers in over 45 countries across Europe and Africa.

Bolt currently offers ride hailing services in Dublin and Cork, and an e-bike rental service in Sligo. Ride hailing operations are headed by James Bowpitt, who manages a specialist team in Dublin.

Bolt recently announced that it will  commit up to €5m in its bid to roll out e-bike operations across Irish cities and towns. Up to 2000 bikes are available immediately following Bolt’s recent fundraise and investment in micromobility with founder Markus Villig recently committing €150m to expand its light vehicle fleet across Europe.

Launching a 100 e-bike rental service in Sligo in June, Bolt has confirmed it is in talks with several other councils keen to accelerate its active travel services in line with the National Development Plan and the Climate Action Plan. Should all current tender applications be successful, Bolt envisages an additional 50 employees, as well as a significant expansion of its head office facilities in Dublin.

Bolt is keen to add e-scooters to its operations when legislation is in place. Bikes and electric scooters cover a fuller range of travel options across most European cities and could help significantly move Irish transport users away from private car use.

The Bolt app is available on iOS and Android.

WhatsApp gets full emoji keyboard including skin tone selector and file sending now up to 2GB

Mark Zuckerberg just announced that Reactions on WhatsApp is expanding to include a full emoji keyboard meaning people will now be able to use any emoji when reacting to a message on WhatsApp. As part of the full keyboard, users will also have the ability to select a different skin tone for emojis.

In addition, you can now send files within WhatsApp up to 2GB in size at a time, protected by end-to-end encryption. This is an increase from the previous limit of 100MB and we think will be helpful for collaboration among small businesses and school groups. We recommend using WiFi for larger files and we’ll display a counter while uploading or downloading to let you know how long your transfer will take.

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First Look – POCO X4 Pro 5G

Many have been asking us about POCO phones over the last while and we have never had one in and for the money they seem like decent phones for the price so we have asked to try one out and here it is, the POCO X4 Pro 5G which is one of their latest devices now on offer, I would not take too much note about the 5G being honest as the uptake here in Ireland has been very poor and that was thanks to introductory prices and even with them been shelved it still remains the same however many manufacturers now are pushing 5G so going forward they are doing the right thing and plenty of 5G devices on offer today.

Having said that the mid range devices are now seeing plenty of 5G devices now on offer and at launch it was only the high end phones that got the glory which did not pay off to well either and this will eventually trickle down with more availability in entry level phones soon enough.

The POCO X4 5G is an affordable device now available boasting a 109MP camera so how will this compare to others out there and at the price this phone commands, time will tell as we take it for a test run over the next few weeks, with 67W fast charging and a 120HZ amoled panel and a 5000mAh battery just to name a few specs lets see what happens over our test run, and of course any questions drop em below, do check out the video too where we take a deep look inside the features of the phone and see what is on offer, and in our full review we will have image and video samples and more for better context.

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Tech Review – Tronsmart Onyx Pure

The Tronsmart Onyx Pure are the latest earbuds now on offer from the brand that delivers affordable tech and quality audio, the earbuds are a standard look with a clean finish and do a good job in the audio department for the price so lets look some more into the earbuds.

The look and design is a fairly standard affair here clean and simple in a plastic housing and all looks well and the concave area where you will control the earbuds works really well and works each time virtually erasing all kinds of false controls which can often happen with earbuds.

The fit well and are an average sized earbud that will not protrude too much when fitted, tis may again be different per person as all our ears are different, once secured with the right tips you are good to go they are solid and block out external noise quite well too.

The controls as mentioned work well we have these split on both sides as expected from tronsmart but it is a simple affair with three taps being the most which in this case is to change the EQ on the left and activate your voice assistant on the right we go through all this in the video review below so check that out.

When it comes to sound they do a decent job and for the price this is taken into consideration, overall there is nice bass here, this is obtained via the left earbud, there is no app access but the EQ setting makes up for it, from my usual testing the highs lows and mids are fine in all genres and for video music gaming and more they held up well not getting tinny on maxed out volume either and no lag latency.

Calls are also fine on these not the best quality in the world they are clear but again take the price into consideration and the overall package here they do a good job for the money and a bargain for the price.

Features

  • Dynamic Driver + Balanced Armature.
  • 3 EQ Modes.
  • Clear Call.
  • One Key Recovery.
  • Up to 32 Hours of Playtime.
  • IPX5 Water Resistant.

BUY

Video Review

SHURE Has Announced Exceptional Deals For Amazon Prime Day 2022

With Amazon Prime Day right around the corner, Shure is showcasing hot deals on a variety of products. Headphones, microphones, and more are included in the deals, with certain products up to 45% off! Whether you’re looking for an excellent podcasting microphone, professional audio equipment, or superior audio for your home set-up, Shure’s Amazon Prime Day deals of 2022 are here to help.

Check out the deals below.

Shure’s full list of Prime Day deals:

AONIC Earphones
Earphones with exceptional audio for your daily audio requirements.
AONIC 215 UNI Black Sound Isolating Earphones. With 28% discount.
AONIC 215 UNI Blue Sound Isolating Earphones. With 28% discount.
AONIC 215 UNI Clear Sound Isolating Earphones. With 28% discount.
AONIC 215 UNI White Sound Isolating Earphones. With 28% discount.
AONIC 3 UNI Black Sound Isolating Earphones. With 35% discount.
AONIC 3 UNI White Sound Isolating Earphones. With 35% discount.
AONIC 4 UNI Black Sound Isolating Earphones. With 34% discount.
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AONIC 5 UNI Black Sound Isolating Earphones. With 34% discount.
AONIC 5 UNI Clear Sound Isolating Earphones. With 34% discount.
AONIC 5 UNI Red Sound Isolating Earphones. With 34% discount.
AONIC FREE Gray True Wireless Sound Isolation Earphones. With 45% discount.
AONIC FREE Red True Wireless Sound Isolation Earphones. With 45% discount.
AONIC 215 TW2 Blue True Wireless Sounds Isolating Earphones Gen 2. With 13% discount.
AONIC 215 TW2 Black True Wireless Sounds Isolating Earphones Gen 2. With 13% discount.

Microphones:
When you are performing or recording you need professional audio to make sure you’re heard. Shure’s microphones meet all your needs.
MV88/A Digital Stereo Condenser Microphone. With 24% discount.
MV88+ Video Kit, Digital Stereo Condenser Microphone. With 33% discount.
MVL 3.5 MM Lavalier Microphone for Smartphone or Tablet. With 26% discount.
MV88+ Stereo USB Digital Stereo Condenser Microphone. With 30% discount.
VP83 LensHopper Camera-Mount Condenser Microphone. With 39% discount.
VP83F LensHopper Camera-Mount Condenser Microphone with Integrated Flash Recording. With 48% discount.

Accessories:
RMCE-TW2 True Wireless Secure Fit Adaptor Gen 2. With 16% discount.

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MV88+ SE215 CL Portable Videography Kit. With 30% discount.

Bitcoin: Why is it popular?

Although the volatility grasped the crypto market this year, Stablecoin emerged as the leading winner over the first three months of 2022.

According to information provided by The Block, a media organization that covers the blockchain business, the number of transactions involving stablecoins on the market increased by 8 per cent during the first quarter of this year. Let’s check out what stablecoins are, the reasons for their popularity, and are stablecoins worth it, etc. You can carry out all the above trading strategies on a platform such as Crypto Trader app.

Stablecoin: What is it?

The volatility of cryptocurrency is one of their issues. The volatility of cryptocurrencies has prevented them from achieving the expected level of worldwide recognition as digital assets with no real-world application. To address this problem and encourage the widespread use of cryptocurrencies worldwide, the idea of stablecoin was developed.

A cryptocurrency with a value “pegged” to another currency, like the US Dollar, is referred to as a stablecoin. Stablecoins lets users purchase, sell, and trade digital assets on the blockchain at rates that resemble those of legally recognized money. 

To reduce risk during periods of strong market stability, stablecoin is presently employed in the cryptocurrency market.

Stablecoin’s popularity reasons: 

Due to its digital, programmable, and blockchain-based nature, stablecoin provides many reasons for its popularity.

 

  • Unrestricted payment

A benefit of cryptocurrencies is that it is widely used and accepted. In addition, Stablecoins can be traded online, much like Bitcoin, regardless of the nation, bank, or type of middleman.

 

  • Small Fee

For both fiat and cryptocurrency, transaction fees are expensive and limited on all other platforms. Even greater fees apply when converting money to cryptocurrency or vice versa. When the currency is changed into stablecoins to complete the transaction, stablecoin can aid in lowering these costs.

 

  • More rapid processing

Stablecoins speed up the processing of financial and cryptocurrency transactions. This process requires a long time. Due to mid-investment pricing changes, this may have an impact. The procedure is streamlined, and traders can finish the deal before the price varies once again by converting cryptocurrency to stablecoins.

 

Stablecoins: Are they worth it?

The most recent hot trend to affect the cryptocurrency market is stablecoins. Because of how they work and are designed, stablecoins are becoming more popular. To reduce volatility and swings, stablecoins are a more stable kind of cryptocurrency. Usually, their worth is linked to other possessions with fixed prices. Stablecoins are immune from the uncertainty associated with other forms of cryptos because of their nature, which allows them to benefit from being a cryptocurrency.

Stablecoins provide much more stability than the others. Therefore, if there is anyone to who does not like volatility much or does not have so much aspiration of going in the roller coaster ride, they can opt for stablecoins. If customers feel the need to secure their investment in the cryptocurrency they have purchased, they can use a platform provided by digital exchange firms to purchase stablecoins. For people who want to avoid losing money when the market price of their invested cryptocurrency declines, stablecoins offer shelter. In this situation, exchange companies offer stablecoins for the user’s cryptocurrency. A stablecoin typically has a real-world stable item or commodity, such as fiat money or gold, as its backing.

There are numerous stablecoin kinds that can be traded for various cryptocurrencies. Examples of them are commodities collateralized stablecoins and fiat collateralized stablecoins. Exchanges using fiat collateralized stablecoins take place in stablecoins backed by fiat or actual money, such as the US dollar or the euro. 

The trade of commodity-collateralized stablecoins takes place in a stablecoin backed by a physical commodity like gold or precious metals with a fixed exchange rate. Stablecoins give the customer advantage by protecting their investment by exchanging it for stable cryptocurrencies, which they can convert back to when they feel confident in their investment and won’t suffer losses on. 

Wrapping it up:

The topic of stablecoins is covered in depth in this article. If you are unfamiliar with stablecoins and are curious about the factors that contribute to their growing popularity, then the article that was just referenced is written just for you. 

 

Learn The Tricks Of The Trade And Become A Successful Bitcoin Trader

Introduction

Losing your coins while dealing with Bitcoins or other crypto coins, can never be a fun moment. Therefore, it is necessary to do self-research before you decide to trade in Bitcoins. Though you may get a lot of information from the net about Cryptocurrencies, it may still be a risk if you are not sure how the blockchain process works. Though there is a surge in the Bitcoin industry, it can turn you into a pauper if you are not cautious. Therefore, you must learn the trade tricks before investing in Cryptocurrencies by visiting the website of bitlq platform. You will get all the valuable tips for becoming a successful trader in Bitcoin.

Following are five valuable tips that can help you to make a profit from the crypto investment. 

The Motive To Enter Each Trade

Dealing in cryptocurrencies is like a game. On some days, you will win, while on others, there will be losses. So, while you are making a profit, it is not sure that you will be a winner every time. They wait patiently for the process to flow. Once you make a slight error, all your money will land in their hands. You will not be able to do anything to get it back. Hence, if you are not gaining anything, it is better to stay calm. A wrong move can worsen your day financially.

Make Use Of Stop Losses

You need to control your emotions and rely more on the market trends while investing in Bitcoins. To do successful training, you must know the time to get out of the trading. It does not matter whether you are gaining or incurring losses. Hence, it is essential to make use of the stop losses. It can help you protect from incurring heavy losses; thus, even if you lose on a particular day, you will still be able to walk off with the amount you have invested. Hence, when you start trading in Bitcoins, setting targets for both profit and loss is advisable. So, if you find that the profit level has crossed the target level, you must stop immediately. It will help you in gaining what you desire. Hence, it is essential to control your emotions during such peak hours. You should follow your brains, not your heart, while trading in Bitcoins.A place where you could look is bitcoin-profit.org

Stay Connected With News And Information

To be a successful Bitcoin trader, you need to be attentive. News and rumors impact the market trend of Bitcoins highly, and they can suddenly affect the rise or fall in the prices of Bitcoins. Hence, if you take advantage of the information, you can be sure of gaining high in the business. A smart trader will take advantage of these and turn the table towards his side.

Self-Control

Fear and greed are the two most important factors that bring downfall to any trader. Trading in Bitcoins is like shares because you never know when the prices will fluctuate. The prices may start soaring abnormally, and the very next minute, you will find a crash landing the prices. It would be best to avoid the greed of earning more than usual in Bitcoin trading. Though it may work out in your favor on a particular day, you must remember that ‘every day is not a Sunday.’ Hence, as a successful trader, emotions can bring downfall, whether you are an amateur or an expert. You must set your target beforehand and leave the game once you get to the target. It may happen that within seconds, you will lose everything. 

Don’t Indulge In Buying Coins Because Of The Low Price

Purchasing Bitcoins is unlike your regular shopping, where you purchase when the prices are low. So, before buying a crypto coin, find out its market cap. If you are sure of the high value of the currency due to its market cap, you can then purchase it. A high or low price of a Bitcoin does not define its profitability.

Conclusion

It is a fact that no matter how good you are at investing in Bitcoins, you will also make some errors at a certain point in time. However, winning and losing is part of the game, but if you are cautious, the loss burden can be less. 

 

Everything You Need to Know About Bitcoin

If you were listening to cryptocurrency, you might have heard about bitcoin. We all know how bitcoin is growing in these times. Many people booked huge profits from Bitcoin’s performance, and it is now known as a synonym for cryptocurrency. Several things are happening in the crypto world, and most beginners are interested to learn more about Bitcoin and several other cryptocurrencies. If you are a beginner interested in Bitcoin, Here’s what you should know about Bitcoin‘s UTXO model.

What Is Bitcoin?

Bitcoin is known as a type of virtual money. In simple words, this is a computer program that enables to exchange of monetary value directly with one another. Bitcoin is the first crypto commodity and blockchain which cryptocurrencies can trade. 

How Is Bitcoin Created? 

Satoshi Nakamoto developed the bitcoin in 2009. Cypherpunk seemed to be a group that developed security models utilizing cryptography in the 1990s. The team applied advanced mathematics to safeguard trade, finance, and communications. These cryptographic methods served as the foundation for the formation of Bitcoin, which encouraged individual agency and skepticism of the government. The first digital currency first supported the peer-to-peer digital money system.

How Does Bitcoin Work? 

Blockchain, a kind of digital ledger, is the technology that underpins Bitcoin. You don’t physically possess it like cash because it’s digital money. Through the use of a private key, you control it. Make sure to place the secret key in a secure location because it is what allows you to use Bitcoin. Having a set of specific private keys makes you the owner of Bitcoin.

Additionally, neither currency printing nor coin mining occurs with Bitcoin, and it is self-sufficient and is not governed by a bank, financial institution, or other authority. Furthermore, their anonymity records no user information or transaction data.

Bitcoin mining lets new bitcoins come into the circulation and make transactions with it. Mining is a versatile process, to put it simply. Computational algorithms are integrated into a problematic mathematical challenge in this extraction process. As a result, each time a riddle is solved, a mining block is extracted, and the users or programmer is rewarded. A Bitcoin is the commission.

Users must register an account, which is something akin to a computer email with 27–34 letters and words, to gather the Bitcoins they mine.

Where Can You Buy Bitcoin?

Bitcoin and several cryptocurrencies are available on several platforms called crypto exchanges. These types of exchanges might help you to trade bitcoins. If you want to trade Bitcoin, you must know that most people choose the bitcoin code as a medium for buying and selling. The bitcoin is stored in a digital wallet like a virtual account.

Why Buy Bitcoin?

Bitcoin is most popular among all. More companies started accepting bitcoin as their payment. In the future, we can see that bitcoin be our standard money like other traditional money. 

How To Mine Bitcoin? 

Group or person can mine bitcoin by combining record-keeping and advanced math. When someone makes a bitcoin transaction to a person, the network records the transaction and various transactions made in a certain period. The computers run special software which inscribes the transaction in a giant ledger. The blocks are collectively known as the blockchain, openly accessible record for trades made.

What To Do With Bitcoin? 

There are few places where one can spend bitcoin; most people hand on them as you do with several investments. The price volatility of bitcoin makes it even more difficult for daily transactions and purchases. But crypto credit and debit cards are to be changing it. 

Is There Any Risk? 

We all know how volatile a crypto market is. Apart from this, the lack of regulation and transparency made several legislations regarding cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin mining greatly impacts the environment, so Tesla even discontinued accepting Bitcoin. Till now, it is still in check whether bitcoin can work on this purpose or not. 

Conclusion

If you want to trade bitcoins, you must get proper knowledge about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. You must remember that you must take the risk only to the limit. You must not overdo it and get into a massive loss. It would be best if you made a proper strategy to enter this market.