Cyber gangs target small businesses for scams

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications Ossian Smyth, said cyber security has become increasingly important for small businesses. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Struggling small businesses confronted with spiralling energy costs also need to invest time and money on their cyber security, the Government has said.

Minister of State Ossian Smyth said estimates that it will cost the HSE around €760m to bring its cyber security systems up to standard after  the devastating cyber attack of 2021 indicated “how expensive” in can be to respond to such a crisis if resources weren’t allocated to prevention.