The research also revealed that 61 per cent believe Ireland is less prepared than other European countries to defend against cybersecurity threats.

The cyber incident was first detected in November 2024 and left staff and students without internet access or internal email services.

Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland on Thursday, the Ombudsman, Ger Deering, said there is no evidence that data was taken.

The campus had no internet and access to other online facilities.

In the next year, 29 per cent of businesses anticipate there will be a successful cyberattack against their organisation, according to research by Expleo.

50 per cent of these also claim to be confident that they can identify phishing emails when they receive them.