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| Source |  Cyber Skills |
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| Identifiant | 8517432 |
| Date de publication | 2022-08-29 00:00:00 (vue: 2024-06-13 20:13:28) |
| Titre | Le nouveau certificat de cybersécurité offre aux PME une voie vers une plus grande résilience commerciale et un sauvetage en ligne New cyber security certificate offers SMEs a pathway to greater business resilience and online savviness |
| Texte | Chair of Cybersecurity in Munster Technological University, Dr. Donna O\'Shea, and Head of School of Informatics & Cybersecurity at TU Dublin, Dr. Anthony Keane contributed to this article in the Independent.ie In recent years, cyber security has emerged as a key issue for businesses in Ireland and across the world. Small enterprises are exposed to the same digital threats as larger businesses, but may lack the resources to defend themselves. It has been estimated that almost half of SMEs that suffer a serious cyber attack can go out of business within months. Enhanced cyber security is a matter of great societal importance, because SMEs operating in myriad industries such as retail, health care and construction are the backbone of the Irish economy. They constitute 99pc of all businesses and account for more than half of EU Gross Domestic Product (GDP). SMEs play a vital role in adding value to all sector of the economy, but they may lack essential skills on how to protect their businesses, which are often heavily dependent on digital systems that are vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The urgency of addressing this skills gap was highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced many businesses online, exposing them to a higher risk of cyber attacks with little support available. Irish businesses operating online often possess a low cyber security awareness, have inadequate knowledge of GDPR requirements in the protection of critical and sensitive information, and have a low level of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills to protect their business. They can also experience significant budgetary constraints that lead them to view cyber security as a relatively significant cost, rather than an important investment in their business resilience. In addition, many SMEs have direct and indirect business relationships with larger organisations. For this reason, cyber criminals often focus on SMEs as a gateway into the larger organisations, knowing that these smaller businesses\' cyber awareness and defensive structures are typically less robust than those of the criminals\' larger targets. Recently, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Garda National Crime Bureau have written to the Small Firms Association to warn business owners of the ongoing series of ransomware attacks. They have observed a growing trend of small and medium sized enterprises being targeted by cybercrime groups with ransomware malicious software that is designed to block access to a computer system. Another common cyber crime tactic is threatening to leak sensitive stolen data until a sum of money is paid. The NCSC said it has noticed a change in tactics whereby hackers are now turning their attention away from big business and Government departments, towards smaller businesses. Providing businesses with cyber skills Professor Donna O\'Shea is Chair of Cybersecurity in Munster Technological University and currently leads a Higher Education Authority (HEA) Human Capital Initiative (HCI) project called CYBER-SKILLS: a nationally funded project in collaboration with University of Limerick, Technological University (TU) Dublin, and Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, Virginia Tech U.S. This ground-breaking initiative aims to address the cybersecurity skills challenge in Irish SMEs. Prof. O\'Shea says, “Growing up, my family owned an electrical retail store, so I really understood the challenges that small businesses face, their limitations in terms of time and how cost can sometimes be a barrier. When designing the course Certificate in Cybersecurity for Business for CYBER-SKILLS, we really wanted a pathway to be open to everyone and we wanted to reduce the barriers to participating in the course, by reducing the cost, making it flexible in delivery, focusing on applied skills and providing the essential necessary knowledge and skills to protect small businesses everywhere against cyber attacks.” Irish professionals and businesses have expressed a growing interest in cybersecurity courses and careers, as borne out by the recen |
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