Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre

Photo of Ruairi Ó MurchúRuairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am throwing this out there because Predator is connected to a company that is based here and has connections with the Israeli security sphere, for want of a better term. This State has to get a proper handle on it.

The NCSC is engaging constantly with companies that have importance in critical infrastructure and all the rest of it. In this State, we have a huge number of educational institutes and so on that have been involved in the whole area of cybersecurity of many years. To a degree, are we sweating those? Does the NCSC have a huge involvement with them? Beyond that, what engagements does the centre have at an EU or European level regarding bodies that are all about pooling cybersecurity resources?

I said that was the last question, but with Dr. Browne being appointed and the increase in funding and resources to the NCSC, are we now in the place we need to be regarding being fit purpose for the threats we are dealing with? I asked 17.5 questions and if he could answer them in the next two minutes, I would be delighted.

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