General information:

Our West Chapter is run in association with the itag Cyber Forum. It aims to provide a network for industry and academia to share information, provide feedback from industry and support skills development in the region for the cyber security sector.

Focus Areas:

Building Cyber Awareness
Education & Training
Technical Collaborations

West Chapter Leads:

Andrea Manning,

Chief Information Security Office, Acorn Life DAC

Eamonn Larkin,

Director of Marketplace Engineer at Centripetal

Activities:

Past Activities:

April 2022 – Cyber Research Conference, Galway.
May 2022 –AtlanTec Festival- Cyber Tracks:
- Freaky Clown’s ‘How I Rob Banks’, view now.
- Paul Delahunty’s ‘Cyber Security Trends to Lookout for 2022/2023’.  view now.
April 2023 – Dealing with a cybersecurity incident (webinar)
May 2023 – Cybersecurity Summit Event
October 2023 – Cyber Ireland National Conference, Galway
November 2023 – Cyber Research Conference 2023, Letterkenny
Annual Cybersecurity Summit – Recap on itag’s 2021
Annual Cyber Analyst Technical Bootcamps: Talks Here.
ITAG Cyber Podcasts, Check here.
March 2024 – Cyber Security Analyst Technical Bootcamp in association with State Street
May 2024 – AtlanTec Festival
January 2025 – itag & Data2Sustain Cyber Event ‘Future-Proofing Your Business: NIS2, Cyber Insurance and Threat Preparedness’ – itag
March 2025 – itag Excellence Awards 2025
May 2025 – Cyber Track at Atlantec
December 2025 – Cyber Research Conference, University of Galway.
March 2026 – Cyber Tuesday, Galway.

Upcoming Activities:

December Cyber Research Conference, University of Galway.
May 2026 – Cyber Track at AtlanTec.

Join the West Chapter Committee

If you would like to join the West Chapter Committee, please get in touch. We are always looking for new leads from different backgrounds. Whether you are an early career professional or in senior management, are technical or non-technical, diversity is key.

Each Cyber Ireland member organisation can nominate a representative to join the Regional Chapter. Please get in touch if you’re interested in joining the committee, or sign up to our chapter mailing list.

Send an email to Sinead Rodgers, Programme Coordinator, to [email protected] with:

Name,
Organisation,
Role,
Area of interest and
how you can contribute.

Our working groups, events and activities are open to Cyber Ireland members only. For more information on membership visit our Membership Page.