AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA will attack cybercrime in the new year with a massive investment in state-of-the-art technology and additional staff dedicated to the fight.
A decryption suite, which cost an estimated €500,000, will be at the forefront of the campaign and will hugely reduce the amount of time spent by technical experts on cracking locked devices.
The suite is almost ready for use by the Garda's National Cybercrime Bureau, which has been boosted by the recruitment of an additional 59 officers.
The officers were taken on after an internal competition and they will fill vacancies at detective ranks ranging from garda up to inspector.