Emails From CSIRT-IE
Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT-IE)
The Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT-IE) is part of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), in the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. The mission of CSIRT-IE is to support Government Departments and core agencies in responding to cyber incidents, in particular malicious cyber-attacks that would hamper the integrity of their information system assets and harm the interests of the State. CSIRT-IE also acts as a national point of contact for cyber-attacks involving entities within the State. The scope of CSIRT-IE's activities covers prevention, detection, response and mitigation services to Government Departments and core State agencies.
Objective
CSIRT-IE seek to inform responsible network operators and constituents, of publicly disclosed Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVEs) and of affected devices within the jurisdiction, of Internet Accessible Servers & Services which may be exploited for a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack against a third party, of Malicious software designed to harm information technology systems or data, and of infected devices, and finally of Vulnerable Network Protocols & Systems based upon the IP address of the system affected, by email and to provide advice and recommendations on how to mitigate and reduce the threat posed by them.
Source of Information
CSIRT-IE receives information in relation to cyber security of Information Technology (IT) systems within the jurisdiction from a variety of sources, the details of which are to be found in the undermentioned sections and in the respective reports.