Call for national strategy to tackle cybercrime

IRISH BUSINESSES and consumers continue to fall victim to internet scams, and the lack of a co-ordinated national cyber-security strategy is hampering efforts to tackle the problem, a conference has heard.

The Irish Reporting and Information Security Service (Iriss) held its first annual cyber crime conference in Dublin last week. Iriss was formed last year following unsuccessful efforts to persuade the Government to establish a Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert). Ireland is one of the few western countries not to have such a team.

Staffed on a voluntary basis, Iriss distributes free advice and warnings about information security threats to 250 member organisations. However, many security breaches are not reported to law enforcement, making it difficult to focus resources where they are needed, said Iriss founder Brian Honan. Read More

Courtesy: Irish Times