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One of the main reasons for choosing a career in cybersecurity is the high demand for these jobs. Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that there will be 3.5 million unfilled jobs in the cybersecurity industry by 2025. It is one of the fastest growing and in-demand areas of IT, with low to no unemployment.

Ireland has become a true hub of technological innovation. The biggest players in the landscape have their European HQ based in Ireland. The Emerald Isle has seen the likes of Apple, Google and Meta set up here, and alongside them, very exciting local corporations have grown with success. Ireland’s thriving tech market makes the country very attractive to cybersecurity professionals!

When COVID-19 was announced as a global pandemic, there was a rush to get employees prepared for working from home. As a result of this rush, security considerations for remote working took a back seat for many companies. It is only now that the dust has settled and people are accustomed to working from home that security issues are coming to light. So how can security be improved when working remotely?

Almost one-fifth of organisations in Ireland have reported at least one technology-related security incident in the last 12 months. According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), these attacks can have significant consequences, with 5% reporting that it resulted in the destruction or corruption of data and almost 3% reporting that it resulted in the disclosure of confidential data.

“Over the last two decades, Ireland has built a global reputation for being a leader in cybersecurity”, explains Misha Glenny, security expert. The world’s leading security software companies are well-established in Ireland, including Symantec, McAfee, IBM and Ward Solutions. Alongside these multinationals, Ireland’s own cyber firms have emerged as international players, such as Dublin’s PixAlert, Galway’s NetFort and Kilkenny’s CipherTechs.

With October being cybersecurity awareness month, Reperio looked at some of the latest statistics regarding cybersecurity and the steps that are being taken to prevent incidents occurring.