Hostile states may target Ireland during EU presidency, cybersecurity experts warn

Regarding the evolution of AI, Mr Browne said he believes the world 'is still just in the foothill of this particular Everest.' 

Ireland’s forthcoming presidency of the EU is likely to heighten the chance of the country being targeted by “hostile states”, a cybersecurity conference has heard.

The country's second National Cyber Security Conference heard from assistant garda commissioner Michael McElgunn that “we have to be mindful that we are approaching the presidency of the EU and [are] likely to be a target of hostile states in terms of intelligence gathering”.