Cybersecurity expert urges Government to ban staff from using TikTok

Ronan Murphy, founder and executive chairman of cybersecurity company, Smarttech, believes the Government should follow the lead of the European Commission

The European Commission (EC) confirmed last week it was banning staff from using the app on all work mobile phones and devices, and on any personal devices on which the Commission's apps or emails are accessed. File Picture: AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File

The Irish Government should follow the lead of the European Commission and ban the use of short-form video-hosting app TikTok on Government mobile phones and devices, a leading cybersecurity expert has said.

The European Commission (EC) confirmed last week it was banning staff from using the app on all work mobile phones and devices, and on any personal devices on which the Commission's apps or emails are accessed.