Medical cybersecurity a big market, says Irish start-up

Recent global cyberattacks have reinforced the need for medical centres to have up-to-date cybersecurity measures in place, a leading expert has said.

Researchers at Dundalk Institute of Technology have launched a new medical device cybersecurity company called Nova Leah that plans to create 78 jobs over the next four years.

Its chief executive Anita Finnegan said the Wanna-Cry attack which hit 230,000 Microsoft operated computers worldwide meant cybersecurity in health could no longer be taken lightly.