Joins other security specialists in the region, aims to recruit staff Cybersecurity specialist Cylance has opened a new office in Cork, Ireland. The launch of the company’s operations in Ireland is the latest in a series of internationalisation moves to meet the global demand and to provide in-region presence to support customers across EMEA, it says.
Cylance is currently seeking to fill a number of openings for jobs in its new Cork office, including sales, sales engineering, and customer support, with a view toward adding malware analysis and software development roles in the future. The company will be generating approximately 150 job opportunities in its new office on the South Mall in Cork over the next three years. The investment is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through IDA Ireland.
Speaking at the announcement, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD warmly welcomed the investment by Cylance. “We already have a strong footprint of ICT companies in Cork city and we are very keen to expand that by attracting a wider range of specialist IT companies. We are all aware of the crucial importance of being able to deal with cybersecurity threats and it is terrific news that a company of the stature of Cylance has decided to locate here.
“Cork has become an international cybersecurity and technology centre, and we are proud to be a part of that,” said Stuart McClure, president and CEO at Cylance. “Our mission has always been to protect everyone under the sun, and tapping the rich technology pool in Ireland will help us greatly in this effort.”