Irish cybersecurity chief warns of link between cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns

NCSC director Richard Browne tells the 'Irish Examiner' today: ‘Often the same people who conduct cyberattacks also conduct ... the disinformation or other type of active measure type campaigns.' Picture: Maxwells

Ireland’s top cybersecurity chief has warned of a link between cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns.

Richard Browne, director of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), said his office was developing the country’s first counter-disinformation campaign and was working with the new Electoral Commission, which, he said, had “quite extensive” powers in this area.