* UPDATED* The Day After - Cyber & Systems Resilience [ON-LINE]

12 March 2026

11:00–12:30

ONLINE

Public service organisations face an increasingly complex cyber risk landscape, where the impact of a major systems failure or cyberattack can extend far beyond technical disruption and into core service delivery, reputational stability and public trust. This session, The Day After – Cyber and Systems Resilience, will focus on the practical steps leaders can take to strengthen resilience, ensure business continuity and embed crisis-ready governance frameworks capable of responding decisively if or when an incident occurs. 

Our speakers will provide both an organisational and national perspective. Ian Shiel, Head of Cybersecurity and ICT Risk at South East Technological University (SETU), will provide insight on SETU’s experience of managing and recovering from a significant cyber attack in 2024, outlining lessons learned and what robust preparation and response looks like for public bodies.  Puneet Kukreja a leading expert in cyber security and resilience will address the nature of the current threat landscape and how it is evolving, what is expected of public service bodies in terms of security standards and safeguards, and what cyber and systems' resilience looks like.

Key questions our speakers will address include:

• What are the nature of current cyber threats and how they are changing over time?
• What systemic risks to Ireland’s critical services are highlighted in the 2025 National Cyber Risk Assessment, and what do they mean for public bodies?
• What obligations will NIS2 introduce for public bodies, and how can they be prepared for its implementation?
• What does an effective crisis response look like in the first hours and days following a major systems failure or cyber attack on a public service organisation?
• What lessons did SETU learn from its 2024 cyber incident, and how can other organisations learn to strengthen their preparedness and resilience?
• How should Boards and leadership teams integrate cyber risk into broader organisational risk management, resilience and business continuity planning?

Speakers

• Ian Shiel, Head of Cybersecurity and ICT Risk, SETU
• Puneet Kukreja, EY Partner, Resilience Leader & Head of Cyber