Sinn Fein says urgent action is needed to protect all Government agencies from the risks posed by cyber crime.
The party's communications spokesperson says the report into this year's HSE Cyber Attack shows a shocking level of exposure - with a system developed more by accident than design.
Deputy Darren O'Rourke says the Government has been caught 'asleep at the wheel' when it comes to cybersecurity:
"I think it's a question of 'Fail To Prepare, And Prepare To Fail'. And that seems to certainly have been the case here. That report finds what many people suspected to be the case. That the HSE didn't have the requisite structures in place, governance and oversight personnel or systems to prevent, recognise or respond to the cyber attack."
