Irish firms ‘recognise the potential of advanced technologies, but many are still finding their footing’, says PwC Ireland’s Leonard McAuliffe.
Less than half of organisations worldwide are “very capable” of withstanding a major cyberattack, even as AI and quantum pose new challenges to the threat management landscape, finds PwC in its 2026 Global Digital Trust Insights survey.
The survey gathered insights from 4,000 business and technology executives from across 72 countries and territories, including Ireland.
According to the survey, 57pc of Irish businesses are increasing their investments into cyber risk management, slightly lower than the global average of 60pc this year.
While 78pc of those surveyed worldwide said that their cybersecurity budget would increase in the coming year with AI being their top priority.
Last year, 66pc of Irish organisations said they would be increasing their cybersecurity budget in the coming year, lower than the global average at the time.
But Irish organisations this year are placing supply chains under more scrutiny, with 32pc changing suppliers to reduce exposure to third-party risks, placing…
