{"id":1581,"date":"2021-05-17T16:37:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T15:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/cyberattack-on-the-hse-is-a-harbinger-of-things-to-come\/"},"modified":"2021-05-17T16:37:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T15:37:04","slug":"cyberattack-on-the-hse-is-a-harbinger-of-things-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/cyberattack-on-the-hse-is-a-harbinger-of-things-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberattack on the HSE is a harbinger of things to come"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Communications Minister missing in action as the State comes under attack<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cyberattack on the HSE is a harbinger of things to come as threats to national security and our critical infrastructure move online, according to Social Democrats TD, and Defence Spokesperson, Gary Gannon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen this attack was first detected, Miche\u00e1l Martin stated the government \u201chad the people in place\u201d to deal with it. That statement is demonstrably false.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe National Cyber Security Centre (NSCC) has been without a director for over a year while the centre itself doesn\u2019t even have a permanent premises from which to operate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government has been engaged in a capacity review of the NSCC since January, but does it really need a review to tell it the blindingly obvious \u2013 that a director needs to be hired?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA 2018 review of the operation of the NSCC, by the Comptroller and Auditor General, was scathing. It found the unit had no strategic plan and required an urgent review of its paltry funding. Nothing much has changed in the interim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government did publish a national cyber security strategy in 2019, but how can it be implemented without anyone at the helm or the appropriate resources to fund it?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe stakes for the State, as demonstrated by the debilitating attack on the HSE, could not be higher. HSE Director General Paul Reid has said it could cost tens of millions to restore the HSE\u2019s systems following this attack. Meanwhile, it is unclear when services for patients will return to normal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe unpalatable truth is the country\u2019s critical national infrastructure &#8211;\u00a0 our national grid, transport and healthcare system \u2013 has been vulnerable to an attack like this for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis assault on the HSE is also likely just a harbinger of things to come as threats to national security and our critical infrastructure move online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIreland is a target for these cyber criminals in another respect also. It has been estimated that Ireland is the home to 30pc of all EU data given the number of tech companies based here \u2013 a figure that is completely disproportionate to our size.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is extraordinary that, to date, Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan has been silent on the biggest ever cyberattack in the history of the State. He is missing in action as the State is, quite literally, under attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to know if other Departments and State bodies are now vulnerable to a similar attack from these international criminals and what the government is doing in terms of auditing the State\u2019s cyber security systems and gauging their\u00a0ability to withstand the wave of attacks that may be coming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrucially, the government will now have to move, as a matter of urgency, to bolster the NSCC with the appropriate staff and resources to enable it to do its job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been penny wise and pound foolish in the past, preferring to skimp on investment in cyber security. It will pay the price of that now as the HSE is forced to expend tens of millions on restoring its system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat expenditure could prove to be just a drop in the ocean if other departments and state agencies also fall victim to an attack.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These criminals now smell blood, and will be focusing their attention on our IT systems. The government must do everything in its power to ensure those systems can withstand the next inevitable attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communications Minister missing in action as the State comes under attack The cyberattack on the HSE is a harbinger of things to come as threats to national security and our critical infrastructure move online, according to Social Democrats TD, and Defence Spokesperson, Gary Gannon. \u201cWhen this attack was first detected, Miche\u00e1l Martin stated the government [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[316,10,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gary-gannon","category-housing-crisis","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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