Cyber Ireland Skills Report
Are Cyber Security Skills important for your organisation?
We recently launched our Cyber Skills report, which provides better data on the cyber security labour market in Ireland
The results have highlighted strengths and identified challenges, including Cyber security skills gaps and skills shortages. These shortages are impacting organisations of all sizes, across a range of sectors including indigenous and foreign owned companies. To read the report, key findings and recommendations see:
Upcoming Events
26th March. Cyber Security is Everybody's Business: From Health to Quantum
Keynote Speakers:
- Mikko Hyppönen, Chief Research Officer, F-Secure
- Linda Doyle, Professor of Engineering & Arts in the School of Computer Science, Trinity College Dublin
30th March. South Chapter Meeting: PSIRT Lightning Talks
Join the South Chapter where 4 Lightening Talks will discuss implementing a product security programme from FIRST, DELL, Blackberry Cylance and Palo Alto.
31st March. TI Series. 5th Session: Active Defence with Effective Incident Response
Join Michael Sullivan, Senior IT Security Engineer at Qualcomm, to learn about key area’s for Incident Response teams to mature .
Talent & Skills
Cyber Women Ireland – Pre Launch Survey
Cyber Women Ireland have created the Diver{se}curity Project, which will be launching a Diversity Survey in security. To contribute to the project & survey, register HERE
New Job Posts
- Dell Technologies, Ireland – Multiple Roles
- J.P. Morgan, Dublin – Software Engineer – Cloud Security – Vice President
- J.P. Morgan, Dublin – Software Engineer – Cloud Security
- Solarwinds, Cork – Senior Security Engineer
- Solarwinds, Cork – Security Engineer
Find more open roles HERE
New Cyber Security Courses
Stay-up to date with new cyber security courses on our Cyber Course Mapper with 150+ Courses from 25+ Institutions:
- 4 IT Sligo courses added
- 2 courses by Griffith College, Limerick
Research & Development
Science Foundation Ireland’s 2025 strategy & Cyber Security
We have just published a New Blog Post about the New EU Cybersecurity Legislation to Replace NIS Directive.
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 to update the existing legal framework taking account of increased digitisation of society.
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Public Consultations – Have your Say
Commission on the Defence Forces Public Consultation
How the Defence Forces of the future can adapt to face cyber threats?
The Commission on the Defence Forces have launched a public consultation which remains open until the 19th March 2021. The Commission will consider the appropriate structures, capabilities and staffing of the future Defence Forces and the Irish Cyber Security community is encouraged to participate. For a discussion and questions relevant to the cyber security industry see our blog post here
NIS Directive Final Reminder
NIS Directive Public Consultation closing date Friday 19 March 2021. Read how the NIS Directive will impact the cyber security sector here – Blog Post
News
Free Cybersecurity Tool for Small Businesses from UK NCSC
Small businesses in Ireland can receive free advice on how to improve their cybersecurity and protect their networks from malicious hackers and cybercrime via a new tool from the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Read More
FireEye Mandiant: Learning From the Frontlines
Ransomware Series – Join the FREE online education path and get the latest strategies and guidance to improve your environment’s defenses. Read More
CyberQuest Re-opens for New Applications
CyberQuest is on a mission to help people impacted by the pandemic to find the best pathway to employment in Cyber Security. Take a look at the free training that is on offer. Go to www.cyberquest.ie
Cyber Security Courses
IT Governance Europe Ireland – A career in cyber security and data privacy |
- 50% off cyber security courses for any person made redundant or temporarily laid off due to COVID 19.
- 20% off all training courses for Cyber Ireland members. Use code:CYBERSKILL2021 at the checkout.
Recent Events
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- 23rd March – itag. Cyber Forum: Forensics & Incident Response
- 25th March – Horizon Europe. Launch Event for Ireland
- 26th March – RDI Hub – Founders Circle: The Pathway to €10million ARR
- 30th March. Cyber Ireland South Chapter Meeting: PSIRT Lightning Talks
- 30th March. BH Consulting: Moving Towards a Culture of Compliance
- 31st March. Cyber Ireland TI Series: Active Defence with Effective Incident Response
See all cyber security events on the event calendar and members can add their events by contacting [email protected]