Irish firm's cyber resilience lagging 'well behind' global peers, warns PwC 

Survey found that third-party breaches are the number one cybersecurity threat concerning Irish organisations for the second year in a row

File photo dated 30/03/2020 of a laptop user with their hood up. A new cybersecurity competition has been launched by the Government to help uncover the best young talent from across the UK who could go on to have a career in the sector. Issue date: Wednesday October 9, 2024.

Less than 30% of Irish organisations have implemented robust cyber resilience in their business, a new survey by PwC has found, with Irish firms falling "well behind" global peers. 

Publishing its 2025 Digital Trust Insights survey on Wednesday, the professional services firm said Ireland's lag behind global counterparts could lead to significant disruptions in the future, with the estimated cost of the average data breach exceeding €3m.