In a business or organization, Diversity and Inclusion are quite important. Because a company thrives when there is a pool of different thoughts within the team. Diverse teams bring diverse ideas and an opportunity for new outcomes. Quite often, skilled and talented job applicants are intimidated by the job descriptions advertised on job postings/company’s website … Read more
Download the Report Download the Key Findings What? A Cyber Security Skills Report was conducted with Cyber Ireland members to provide a better understanding of the current cyber security labour market in Ireland. The survey aimed to: 1. To identify the current skills, skills gaps and skills shortages are across organisations in Ireland;2. To asses … Read more
EU Cybersecurity Legislation Accompanying the launch of the “EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade” in mid December last, the EU Commission published a proposal for a new EU cybersecurity law to replace the current NIS Directive. The proposal is now under discussion in Brussels and once adopted will need to be implemented in Ireland. … Read more
Following on from the very successful virtual Launch of the North West Chapter in November 2020 and the first North West Chapter Event: ‘Careers in Cyber’ in December, we were delighted be joined by Philip Close (Director, Secora Consulting) and Marco Borza (CEO, Advantio) for our first meetup of 2021 titled ‘Cyber Security Start-Ups and … Read more
CIT is the lead partner Cyber-Skills, a project that has been awarded €8.1 million under the Higher Education Authority (HEA) Human Capital Initiative (HCI) Pillar 3 scheme. The project aims to address the global shortage of cybersecurity professionals and Cyber-Skills has been designed to enhance Ireland’s competitiveness in this context. Ireland’s National Cybersecurity Strategy stresses … Read more
by Paul Brady, Veronica Rogers, John McGarvey, Cian Collins (North-West Chapter Leads). On the 5th November the Cyber Ireland North-West Chapter was successfully launched to provide a regional forum for the Cyber Security community and link with Cyber Ireland’s national activities. There were over a hundred attendees at the virtual event which is a great … Read more
By Ian Roe, Cyber Security Specialist at Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications Covid-19 has and is challenging society to adapt and respond in order to mitigate the virus. Our Health and Social Care Services have and will continue to lead the way in driving the public health response to COVID-19. The Health Sector in Ireland … Read more
Date: 14/10/2020 Time: 12:30 Organizer: Cyber Ireland Moderator: Jacky Fox, Vice Chair Cyber Ireland. Managing Director and Security at Accenture Ireland Speakers: Silke Holtmanns Dr. Silke Holtmanns is Head of 5G Security Research at Adaptive Mobile Security in Dublin. She has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry with a specialty in mobile security research for … Read more
Internships are one of our most effective paths into cybersecurity careers, giving employers a low risk way to “trial” a new hire. A successful internship often leads to a permanent job later, or even an immediate transition from intern to employee. The financial and logistical impact of COVID meant far fewer internships this summer, and … Read more
The Cyber Women Ireland team is launching a mentoring scheme to encourage more women into the industry and create opportunities for those wishing to progress their careers. This is a pilot program that will run for 3 months with 10 Mentors from within the industry matched to 10 Mentees. Mentee application is open to students, … Read more