On November 21, 2024, we hosted our Annual Founders Meet-up at Dogpatch Labs, Dublin, to demystify the cybersecurity start-up journey. We had the pleasure of partnering with Enterprise Ireland, Scale Ireland and Cyber Innovates to run this event. This bespoke meet-up is for founders of cybersecurity companies at various stages from new start-ups, to established … Read more
As we come to the end of semester 1 for the first cohort of 12 Cyber Innovate students it’s a great time to reflect on what they have learned, applied and achieved to date. The first 2 months of the term was mainly focused on learning and applying the first three phases of the Design … Read more
By Brian Hennessy, Radiflow & ISA Ireland Section Committee The second rendition of the annual ISA Ireland Section OT Cybersecurity Conference in Mullingar comes to a close once again, following and building on last year’s success and in the midst of a cold snap. The NIS2 Directive is pre-eminent in our speakers, sponsors and attendees … Read more
We’re excited to announce the establishment of the UCD Centre for Cyber Resilience Education, a new hub for advancing cybersecurity education and awareness across Ireland. Rooted in a commitment to foster digital resilience, the Centre will house groundbreaking initiatives, including those of Cyberwise (www.cyberwise.ie), and will lead various efforts in educational outreach, teacher training, and digital literacy … Read more
Cyber Ireland members were invited to attend the Cyber Research Conference Ireland 2024 on Monday, November 25th, at South East Technological University (SETU) in Carlow. This full-day event, held in the Haughton Building on the Carlow Campus, brought together some of Ireland’s brightest minds in cybersecurity research alongside industry leaders for a day of knowledge-sharing, … Read more
Cyber Ireland representation at Joint Oireachtas Committee on 17th October to discuss pre-legislative scrutiny of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024. Cyber Ireland Opening Statement by Chairperson Brian Honan. The Joint Committee on Transport and Communications met on the 17th October to discuss pre-legislative scrutiny of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024. Cyber Ireland was … Read more
The Cyber Ireland National Conference (CINC) 2024 took place on the 25th & 26th of September in Kilkenny. It was a fantastic event with over 450 cyber security leaders and professionals from over 150 organizations from the cluster across industry, education, and government. People and skills featured heavily on this year’s agenda, with a breakout … Read more
Cyber Ireland’s Operational Technology Cybersecurity (OTSec) Special Interest Group (SIG) provides a platform for industry end-users to share information, best practices and support capability building across organisations and sectors. The OTSec SIG met at the Cyber Ireland National Conference on the 25th September, Kilkenny. It covered the current status of NIS2, strategies and best practices … Read more
The Cyber Ireland (CI) CISO Forum aims to build a community of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and security leads in Ireland to share information, discuss common challenges and solutions, meet peers and connect to international forums. Our CISO Forum is a National Chapter of the ECSO’s European CISO Community (ECC). The CI CISO Forum … Read more
Brian Honan, CEO BH Consulting & Cyber Ireland Chairperson To the Members of Cyber Ireland, I am deeply honored to step into the role of Chairman of Cyber Ireland at such an exciting and critical time for our industry. I believe that together we can build on Ireland’s rich history of promoting peace, security, and justice at … Read more