The Munster Technological University (MTU) is leading a collaborative project aimed at addressing a skills shortage of cybersecurity professionals in Ireland.
The Irish Examiner reports the Cyber Skills Project is led by MTU with academic partners including Technological University Dublin (TU-Dublin), University of Limerick, University College Dublin (UCD) and the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative based in Virginia Tech in the US was launched live from the VE Studios Cork by project lead Professor Donna O’Shea.
At the launch, Chair of Cyber Security at MTU, Prof O’Shea said it’s essential to develop innovative, cybersecurity, academic pathways that are focused on, and aligned to, industry needs.