Social media platform TikTok has announced that it will be creating a regional Fusion Centre in Dublin.
The centre will develop its on-platform threat discovery to protect its community and accelerate the delivery of cyber-threat monitoring.
In a statement, TikTok said it is "creating dozens of new, highly specialised roles for security, privacy, and policy professionals."
Aside from this, the new hub will also conduct cyber investigations and working to tackle digital crime.
In terms of the roles and jobs being created, the tech company will be looking for;
- Business operations protection and portfolio management
- Global trust assurance, threat and incident response
- Governance, compliance, and risk mitigation
- Integrated risk, controls and compliance, and
- Digital crimes and converged security
Speaking about the announcement, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said: "It’s crucial that global tech companies play a central role in ensuring the safety of their users. I’m really pleased TikTok has chosen Dublin as the location for its first regional Fusion Centre, creating over 50 new jobs.
"This new centre will detect and respond to critical incidents as they happen, and will help improve online safety for TikTok users worldwide.
"This announcement underlines the company’s continued commitment to our country and will allow it to continue to benefit from our rich and highly skilled talent pool. I wish the team at TikTok the very best in their expansion plans."
