Cybersecurity staff boost planned amid Ireland joining biggest 'cyberwar game'

The development to Ireland's cybersecurity infrastructure comes as both Nato and the EU warn of increasing cyberattacks from hostile states.

Ireland’s cybersecurity defences are set to strengthen, with the country’s civilian cybersecurity agency getting a staffing boost in the summer and the military cyberunit receiving the first batch of a phased expansion by next January.

It comes as both Nato and the EU warn of increasing cyberattacks from hostile states, such as Russia and China.