Mr Larkin addressed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications on Tuesday, which heard that companies that used to face cyber attacks every week or fortnight are now being targeted daily as criminal gangs try to expose weaknesses in defences. Budget increaseHe recommended the budget for the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) be increased tenfold to €50m. “[The UK] spend about £2.9bn on their national security from 2018 to 2023,” Mr Larkin said. “So on a simple per capita basis that would suggest we would need to be spending about €50m-plus.”Cybersecurity expert Pat Larkin recommended the budget for the National Cyber Security Centre be increased tenfold to €50m. Speakers from Cyber Ireland, including chairman Paul Walsh, called for greater investment in education to develop the native cybersecurity sector.

Source: Irish Examiner May 26, 2021 05:30 UTC