Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 February 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed)

1:30 pm

Dr. Mary Aiken:

The American military has an entity called the non-classified Internet protocol router network, NIPRNet. It is an intranet within the Internet. The American military's devices can only connect to this network, which also stops contamination of devices from malware. Why can we not have a NIPRNet for young kids? Why can we not have a technology whereby the device can only connect to a safe area?