Ireland 'still playing catch-up' in funding cyber security

Cyber crime is a highly organised international business. File Picture: iStock

Ireland is “still playing catch-up” in cyber security and the attack on the phone of Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney illustrates the threat that is out there, a cyber expert has said.

While welcoming long-awaited moves to invest in the area, Brian Honan said that much more resources need to be ploughed into the State’s cyber crime and cyber security agencies.