Cybersecurity: Sadly, there is a gap in the market

ONLY a fool or an adamant optimist would deny that the internet and associated technology brings us as many risks as rewards: It enables terrorists to communicate and recruit, paedophiles to lure victims, and hostile governments and so-called non-state groups — or just people with nothing better to do — to mess with democratic processes and attack industries in other countries. 

On a slightly lighter note, it can also expose us to US President Donald Trump’s Twitter-shaped pearls of wisdom and make social media manifestly antisocial.

In a welcome move, Ireland South MEP Seán Kelly has called for a vigorous, common EU cybersecurity strategy to repel cyber-attacks against energy supplies, aviation, commercial sectors, and governments. Mr Kelly led data-protection negotiations for the European Parliament.