The police force in Ireland is to establish specialist cyber security units . These will liaise with international partners over existing and emerging threats in the sector , and will help provide tools ( electronic and forensic ) to support the police in their operations . The force 's new ‘ Modernisation and Renewal Programme 2016 - 2021 ’ outlines how better training , increased investment in people and technology , and “Under current Irish law, cybercrime is often prosecuted under other types of crime, for example fraud, which unintentionally masks the level of cybercrime that is actually happening. the regionalisation of the existing Computer Crime Investigation Unit will help develop cyber capabilities , integrate better with police operations , and work with the wider National Cyber Security Strategy 2016 - 2017 . Other areas of concern that have been highlighted include the fact that under current legislation​ , cybercrime is typically prosecuted under other pieces of legislation , which consequently masks the extent of it , and poor reporting means that it is difficult to decide the level of resources required to tackle cyber crime effectively .
The police force in Ireland is to establish specialist cyber security units . These will liaise with international partners over existing and emerging threats in the sector , and will help provide tools ( electronic and forensic ) to support the police in their operations . The force 's new ‘ Modernisation and Renewal Programme 2016 - 2021 ’ outlines how better training , increased investment in people and technology , and the regionalisation of the existing Computer Crime Investigation Unit will help develop cyber capabilities , integrate better with police operations , and work with the wider National Cyber Security Strategy 2016 - 2017 . Other areas of concern that have been highlighted include the fact that under current legislation​ , cybercrime is typically prosecuted under other pieces of legislation , which consequently masks the extent of it , and poor reporting means that it is difficult to decide the level of resources required to tackle cyber crime effectively .