NEWSLETTER | September – Meán Fomhair 2020

Welcome to Cyber Ireland’s New Members! Thank you to all the companies that have signed up for cluster membership for 2020/2021. For any organisations that haven’t signed up to become members, you can find more information on membership here #CyberSecMonth is coming… 00Days 00Hours 00Minutes 00Seconds For Cyber Security Month this October, we’ll be promoting Ireland’s cyber … Read more

“Lost Summer”: The Irish Security Community Responds to COVID-19

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 some … Read more

CYBER INSPIRE MENTOR PROGRAM

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

NEWSLETTER | August – Lúnasa 2020 Part 2

Promote Cyber Security Month this October Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility. October is Cyber Security Month, with the aim of raising awareness of cybersecurity threats, promote cybersecurity among organisations and the general public; and provide resources to protect themselves online, through education and sharing of good practices. CyberSecMonth is also an opportunity to promote our cyber security cluster … Read more

NEWSLETTER | August – Lúnasa 2020

Cyber Ireland Membership Thank you to all the companies that have signed up for cluster membership for 2020/2021. From October, participation in cluster activities and attendance at Cyber Ireland events and Chapter meetings will be limited to members only. Why join Cyber Ireland? – see the benefits of cluster membership in our membership brochure How … Read more

MythBusters – Cyber Insurance Edition

In this piece, we look at some common misconceptions about Cyber Insurance and consider why it really is of benefit to most companies.  We have invested heavily in IT – surely Cyber Insurance is redundant? Raising Cyber Insurance with clients can often be perceived as an insurance broker putting the IT department on the back … Read more

AI In Action Podcast by Alldus International

Eoin Byrne, Cluster Manager of Cyber Ireland, was recently invited by John Petherbridge of Alldus International to partake in a special Cybersecurity episode of their “AI in Action” Podcast series. Listen below where Eoin discusses: • Why Cyber Ireland was set up.  • The successes of their work so far in the past two years  … Read more

NEWSLETTER | July – Lúil 2020

Welcome to Cyber Ireland’s New Members! Membership Launch In June, we launched our cluster membership model for 2020 / 2021 and moved to a paid membership to ensure the long-term sustainability of Cyber Ireland. Going forward, participation in cluster activities and attending Cyber Ireland events and Chapter meetings will be limited to members only. Thank you to all the … Read more

Podcast: Cyber Security Standards with the National Standards Authority of Ireland

Cyber Security Standards with NSAI – What are they and why are they important? On June 30th, Eoin Byrne, Cluster Manager of Cyber Ireland, hosted a free webinar with the National Standards Authority of Ireland. Listen below to our podcast of the webinar and learn about Ireland’s role inputting into international cyber security standards from … Read more

Podcast: Cyber Security and the Workforce of the Future – The Human Element

Listen the podcast about Cyber Security and the Workforce of the Future – The Human Element Cyber Ireland hosted the monthly South Chapter Meeting virtually on June 16th last. This discussion highlighted the many ways we can protect our flexible and dispersed workforce with our new working model. The panelists included: Moderator – Louise McIndoe, … Read more