Full coverage: Security

Small states don’t count for much on the global stage. That means that there are inherent vulnerabilities Ireland must deal with if it is to prosper. But how?

The post of Garda commissioner will become vacant in June of next year when Drew Harris finishes his tenure. But who will take up the reins after he goes? For a whole lot of reasons, it is vital that the State has a plan.

Policing only comes onto the political agenda when its shortcomings provide an opportunity to attack the Government. We have seen this again with the response to the riots in Dublin last week.

It's one of the capital's most distinguished districts but business owners along Baggot Street and Merrion Row are frustrated with the lack of a Garda presence while they deal with consistent incidents of theft and drug misuse.

Here is a radical proposal to ease worries about Dublin’s most-hated thoroughfare: Go there before you pass judgement.

Calls for the Oireachtas to investigate the presence of controversial surveillance technology businesses in Ireland have yet to trigger action.

Weeks after the findings of a European Parliament investigation, police have raided Intellexa in Greece. Proceeds from the sale of the firm's surveillance technology trickle up to a tax structure established in Ireland, but one Irish MEP is now calling for change.

The Malahide-based cloud provider Ekco has bought a second leading Irish cybersecurity firm. It now employs 420 people in Europe, and has bigger growth plans.

Kevin O’Loughlin founded Nostra, an €18m managed IT services provider that employs 150 people. Here, he outlines some practical steps that will help shore up a company’s IT security, and the questions that all business leaders should be asking.

Aaron Mooney is the second generation to lead home security company Action24, a forty-year-old Irish business. After buying a rival, he talks about his plans to continue expanding with the backing of private equity firm BGF.