The current state of cybercrime and cyberwar - live updates from CIT

A topical conference about cybercrime takes place today at Cork Institute of Technology. Organised by the MA in Journalism with New Media class, 'The current state of cybercrime and cyberwar’ will explore a number of perspectives in the world of online crime and journalism.

The seminar features industry experts Robert McArdle, manager at Trend Micro and lecturer in malware analysis and cybercrime investigations at CIT and UCD; Dr Darius Whelan, senior lecturer in law at UCC; and Ralph Riegal, southern correspondent, Independent News and Media.

Follow live updates from Irish Examiner reporter Denise O'Donoghue and conference organisers Greg Murphy and Steve Neville below.