Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
National Cybersecurity: Discussion
Mr. Padraic O'Reilly:
Yes. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, and 60 key industry leaders here recommended that ransoms not be paid, but they are frequently. Regarding state organisations, that information is a little bit secret over here and we do not see it. We do see private organisations paying ransoms all the time, however.