Cyber will be used by state for benign and malevolent policy
By Maurice Garvey
CYBER will be used by the State as a tool for both benign and malevolent policy in the coming years, envisages a CEO of a leading security provider in Citywest.
Pat Larkin, CEO, Ward Solutions, believes a number of things will have a dramatic impact on the infosec (information security) industry in the near future.
Speaking to Silicon Republic this week, Mr Ward said he expects to see much more overt nation-state involvement using cyber as a highly effective tool for both benign and malevolent foreign policy.
“We will also see a significant increase in the use of cognitive and AI solutions, particularly in threat detection.
“There will be much greater C-level engagement on cybersecurity, given the threat that it now poses to organisations and the sanctions that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation will impose.”
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will place more stringent requirements on companies in the EU and becomes law in May 2018.
Mr Larkin has stated the many companies currently won’t fulfill the obligations, whilst many boardrooms do not have sufficient understanding of the legislation.
Ward Solutions are helping their clients to achieve compliance with the GDPR.
He continued: “We’ve invested €300,000 to launch a new GDPR consultancy service designed to enable organisations around Ireland achieve and demonstrate compliance to the regulation, helping them to avoid potential fines of up to €20 million, or 4 per cent of global turnover.”
A survey conducted by Ward Solutions earlier this year, found up to one-fifth of Irish businesses were held to ransom by cybercriminals in the past 12 months.
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