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State to create new agency on cybersecurity

Cybersecurity concept. [Courtesy/GettyImages]

The government is considering the creation of a new State agency on cybersecurity that will play a pivotal role in the country's digital economy.

Away from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC), which is tasked with ensuring just handling of data, the government wants a specific body on cybersecurity owing to the rapid growth of the country's digital landscape and the consequent threats. 

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