The inaugural “State of the Cyber Security Sector in Ireland 2022” Report established the size, operations and economic contribution of the cyber security sector in Ireland for the first time.  

Cyber Ireland commissioned Perspective Economics to update the data, assess the trends since the baseline report and produce an updated “Ireland Cyber Security Sector Snapshot 2024” report. 

The “Snapshot 2024” report finds Ireland’s cyber security sector has demonstrated significant resilience and growth during a global technology sector downturn that particularly impacted Ireland. 

Cyber Ireland, the national cyber security cluster organisation, has launched a comprehensive strategy aimed at driving the growth of Ireland’s cyber security sector by 2030.

The cluster was established in 2019 out of the need to represent the sector and address the cyber security skills shortage and has evolved into a national representative body, uniting over 160 member organisations, including start-ups, SMEs, multinational corporations, and educational institutions. After four years, now is the opportune time to reflect on what has been achieved and develop the strategy to realise its ambition to 2030.

This report assesses the recent, current, and upcoming demand for cyber security talent in Ireland mapping the unique cyber security job postings between 2019 - 2022.

The report provides clear evidence of the increasing demand for cyber security talent in
Ireland, outlining how there were three times as many job postings in 2022 compared to 2019.

The Cyber Ireland Cybersecurity R&D Providers Brochure is now available.

This brochure maps security R&D in public research organisations and aims to increase awareness of R&D expertise and facilitate the increased collaborative cybersecurity R&D between industry and research organisations in Ireland.

Cyber Ireland has published a Cyber Security Skills Providers Brochure, outlining various initiatives delivering cyber security training programmes.

The brochure gives an overview of each programme, the value to your company, how to participate and the programme contact point. It aims to increase the awareness and uptake of the initiatives to address the cyber security skills shortage.

Cyber Ireland is delighted to announce that the inaugural ‘State of the Cyber Security Sector in Ireland’ Report is now available. The report was formally launched by Mr Ossian Smyth, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on May 13th 2022.

For the first time, the Irish cyber security community have an in-depth analysis of the sector, its contribution to Ireland’s economy and the potential opportunities for its future. The report is an economic baseline for the sector and will form the basis of subsequent recommendations and policies within Cyber Ireland.