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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Is the NCSC getting those powers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: With every answer I am probably thinking of ten more questions. I am conscious I do not have all day and that, equally, the witnesses cannot tell us everything. From a consumer perspective, what can any or all of us do in our daily lives? We have laptops and phones and I am sure some people have game stations and various gaming devices that are linked to the Internet. Maybe people have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I thought it was an obvious question for us all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: These are attacks on devices such as modems.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I could probably go on for another half an hour but I will not. Does Deputy Farrell wish to come in at this point? He is on mute and could be on another meeting. I will bring Deputy Kenny back in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Deputy Kenny and call Deputy Farrell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Deputy Farrell. Just briefly in terms of the global industry, there are certain countries from which more of the cyber threats seems to be coming. Can you tell me where they are mostly coming from or-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Yes and equally, does the NCSC believe them to be state-backed or do they happen to be in these particular countries without necessarily being state-backed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: We knew the origin of the HSE attack but we have never said the state was directly responsible for it, which is a diplomatic distinction. I obviously will not be doing that now. It is very safe to say that the international assessments are that the majority of offensive cyber actions can be associated with groups in four countries, namely, Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, DPRK. That...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Dr. Browne might circulate that to us or maybe send it to the secretariat so we can have access to it without having to Google all over the place. I know Deputy Farrell made a reference to it as well, but in terms of the staffing levels, it was 25 not that long ago and it is at 75 now. Where does Dr. Browne anticipate being in the medium term? It is a moveable feast, I take that point, and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Just for people watching, NIS2 has been referred to but what will it mean?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: NIS2 is doing what? What is it doing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: This is telecoms, electricity, water, healthcare and education. Every system will be told to step up to the plate, if it has not been already, to bring itself to a new level?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: And this is both public and private sector?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: We all have to ask the question, as legislators and as public representatives, in that it is not what the cost is but what the cost would be were things to go wrong. Do we have an estimated final figure of the level of inconvenience and cost that the HSE attack cost us?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: That is not even taking into account the sheer inconvenience and lack of efficiency that was there because all of a sudden things had to be typed, photocopied or were unable to be emailed. People could not access records. The increased length of time things would have taken because they could not do the things they normally did.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: In Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Wow.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Okay. On that very sobering note, I thank the witnesses present and Ms Woods for joining us online. We will have them back again for sure. On a last point, is anything else they need from the Oireachtas or any of us other than for us all to be vigilant with our devices, our phones, our laptops and all the rest, and password security? Is there anything else the witnesses want us to do?