Analysis: Ireland 26th in world cyber security league, says UN

Singapore has a near-perfect approach to cybersecurity, but many other rich countries have holes in their defences and some poorer countries are showing them how it should be done, a UN survey has shown.

Wealth breeds cybercrime, but it does not automatically generate cyber security, so governments need to make sure they are prepared, the survey by the UN International Telecommunication Union said.

Ireland was ranked 26th of 195 states and territories around the world in terms of meeting its commitment to cyber security. In Europe, it is below the UK and Germany, but above Austria and Italy.