Market Statistics

Trends, Adoption, and Key Insights 
from 2020 to 2025

Market Overview – Ireland Cybersecurity

The Irish cybersecurity market is growing steadily, driven by increasing threats, demand for cyber resilience, and investments in technology and workforce. The following table summarizes the market size, growth, and workforce contributions in 2025.
Total cybersecurity market
(2025)

€555.0 million - Source: Statista

Cyber Solutions segment
(2025)

€304.0 million - Source: Statista

Forecast
2030

€733.0 million (CAGR 5.74%) - Source: Statista

Cybersecurity workforce

~8,000 professionals - Source: Cyber Ireland / Irish Times

Contribution to economy

€2.7 billion - Source: Cyber Ireland / Irish Times

Global Cyber‑Attack Trends (2016‑2025)

This chart shows the estimated number of cyberattacks worldwide over the last decade, based on public aggregations and threat‑intelligence data. Although underreporting and differences in definitions can affect absolute values, the trend reveals a clear and sustained increase in global cyber threats. https://www.totalassure.com/blog/cyber-attack-statistics-by-year-2020-2025 https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1485031/cyberattacks-annual-worldwide

Threat & Incident Landscape

Irish companies face a significant number of cyber threats every year. The following data shows the frequency of attacks, incidents, and the level of concern among organizations.

58

Average cyber attacks per company per year
Source: Hiscox Ireland 2024

74%

Companies reporting increase in attacks
Source: Hiscox Ireland 2024

47%

Companies reporting reputational / data loss
Source: Fuzion

721

Confirmed national cybersecurity incidents
Source: NCSC Ireland

86%

Companies concerned about rising cyber threats
Source: HLB Ireland 2024

~90%

Companies reporting financial loss or disruption (last 5 years)
Source: The Irish Times 2025

Average Cyber Attacks per Company (Ireland)

Tool Adoption – Kali Linux

Kali Linux is widely used for penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and security research. While exact global adoption is hard to measure, several sources provide insights into its usage among businesses and developers.

3.2%

Mindshare among “OS for Business”
Source: Peerspot 2025

787

Verified companies using Kali Linux
Source: Data.landbase 2025

22k+

Developers using Kali Linux
Source: Reo.dev 2025

600+

Security tools included in Kali Linux
Source: Digital Skills Jobs EU

18k+

GitHub Stars – Open Source Project
Source: GitHub 2025

300k+

Weekly Downloads Across Platforms
Source: Kali Linux Project 2025

Cybersecurity Workforce (Ireland)

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