Cyber Ireland is a business cluster organisation that connects businesses, educational institutions and the state to support the growing cyber security industry in Ireland, which consisted of over 60 domestic and 40 multinational cyber-security companies in 2018. [1] Launched in 2019 by the IDA and Enterprise Ireland's Regional Technology Cluster Fund, [2] Cyber Ireland had over 180 members as of the start of 2022 [3] including Johnson Controls International, Dell EMC, IBM, McAfee, McKesson and Trend Micro. [4] Cyber Ireland was the first business cluster to be formed in the country. [5]
Cyber security is a key sector in Ireland with five of the world's leading software security companies located there, [6] however there is an acknowledged skills gap in the industry [7] with around 48% of Irish companies having open or unfilled cyber security positions. [8] Facilitated by the Cork Institute of Technology, Cyber Ireland works with academia to ensure there is a consistent supply of trained cyber security talent to feed the industry. [9] Three regional working groups exist for South, North West and Western areas, as well as two Special Interest Groups, Threat Intelligence and Operational Security. [10] As well as addressing the skills shortage, Cyber Ireland provides a collective voice for the sector companies
A malware attack on the IT systems of the Irish Health Service Executive shut down all IT systems across all hospitals in Ireland causing major and long-lasting disruption to the health service. This was the largest cyber attack in Ireland and the largest against any healthcare system worldwide. As a result, IT security became a focus for businesses outside the cyber security industry, placing additional pressure on the supply of skills. In response, Cyber Ireland together with third-level education providers including IT Sligo increased the cyber security content of existing courses.
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Cyber Ireland is a business cluster organisation that connects businesses, educational institutions and the state to support the growing cyber security industry in Ireland, which consisted of over 60 domestic and 40 multinational cyber-security companies in 2018. [1] Launched in 2019 by the IDA and Enterprise Ireland's Regional Technology Cluster Fund, [2] Cyber Ireland had over 180 members as of the start of 2022 [3] including Johnson Controls International, Dell EMC, IBM, McAfee, McKesson and Trend Micro. [4] Cyber Ireland was the first business cluster to be formed in the country. [5]
Cyber security is a key sector in Ireland with five of the world's leading software security companies located there, [6] however there is an acknowledged skills gap in the industry [7] with around 48% of Irish companies having open or unfilled cyber security positions. [8] Facilitated by the Cork Institute of Technology, Cyber Ireland works with academia to ensure there is a consistent supply of trained cyber security talent to feed the industry. [9] Three regional working groups exist for South, North West and Western areas, as well as two Special Interest Groups, Threat Intelligence and Operational Security. [10] As well as addressing the skills shortage, Cyber Ireland provides a collective voice for the sector companies
A malware attack on the IT systems of the Irish Health Service Executive shut down all IT systems across all hospitals in Ireland causing major and long-lasting disruption to the health service. This was the largest cyber attack in Ireland and the largest against any healthcare system worldwide. As a result, IT security became a focus for businesses outside the cyber security industry, placing additional pressure on the supply of skills. In response, Cyber Ireland together with third-level education providers including IT Sligo increased the cyber security content of existing courses.
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