Cork company flourishes in fight against cybercrime

Ronan Murphy of Smart-tech247: ‘When I built our first SOC, I was too early. The first years were tough’ Picture: Clare Keogh

Company: Smarttech247

Done deal: opening of €1.5m security centre

The clincher:“Cybercrime globally is a $6 billion dollar a year industry” – Ronan Murphy, chief executive

The Cork-based cybersecurity firm Smarttech247 is gearing up for growth in Ireland and overseas with the opening of a new €1.5 million Security Operations Centre (SOC) offering outsourced threat monitoring and prevention services.

The purpose-built facility at Cork Airport Business Park will use cybersecurity technologies developed by IBM ...