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Minister Bruton Publishes Strategy to Protect Ireland’s National Security from Cyber-Attacks
From Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
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From Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
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The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton, TD, today published a new National Cyber Security Strategy to protect the state against cyber-crime.
Minister Bruton said,
"We live in an increasingly interconnected world. Ireland has benefited hugely from the digital revolution but we need to make sure there are robust measures in place to protect our national infrastructure against the risks posed by new technology. Cyber-attacks, cybercrime and identity theft can wreak havoc in this connected world."
The Strategy published today sets out the framework which will secure the resilient, safe and secure operation of computer networks and associated infrastructure used by the State, Irish citizens and business.
The key objectives of the Strategy are:
Minister Bruton said,
"We must ensure our critical national services – our hospitals, schools, enterprises, energy networks and security systems are protected from malicious online forces and are well placed to respond to threats.
Furthermore, there are approximately 100,000 people employed in the ICT sector all across the country. The future of this sector is contingent on our ability to be at the cutting edge of new technologies such as Cloud Technology, the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence. Our future competitiveness is dependent on the strength of our cybersecurity capabilities.
This Strategy is about building capacity, setting standards, ensuring vigilance and learning from best practice at home and abroad to protect our citizens."
The full strategy is published on the Department's website here