CyberScotland Week aims to tackle the rising tide of cybercrime
A week-long series of events next year aims to help organisations and individuals in Scotland tackle the rising tide of cybercrime. CyberScotland Week in February and March 2024 seeks to…
Community groups to share £500,000 funding pot to tackle rise of cybercrime
Community groups across Scotland will share a £500,000 funding pot from government to tackle the rise in cybercrime. Projects providing practical help to prevent people being targeted by online crime…
Young hacker who exposed Tesla security flaws to speak at ScotSoft
A young hacker who made global headlines by exposing security flaws at Tesla is to be a keynote speaker at Scotland’s annual tech industry meetup. David Colombo, 21, remotely accessed…
Glasgow researchers issue guidance on avoiding ‘thermal’ cyberattacks
A team of Glasgow university researchers has issued guidance on avoiding ‘thermal’ cyberattacks that target device users by stealing passwords. The academics developed a way of capturing the heat signature…
Ethical hacking students publish free cyber resource for small Scottish firms
Ethical hacking students have created a free resource aimed at bolstering the cyber defences of Scottish small businesses. The students at Abertay University in Dundee have put together the ‘Cyber…
Could a rapidly growing cybersecurity firm be Scotland’s next tech unicorn? Federico Charosky likes to think so
For all its ill effects on business and wider society, cybercrime is undoubtedly a big opportunity for the companies engaged in protecting us from online harms. None more so than…
FinTech Scotland launches innovation partnership with Edinburgh Napier University
The cluster management organisation for the financial technology – ‘fintech’- sector in Scotland has launched an innovation partnership with Edinburgh Napier University. The deal will strengthen industry and academia collaboration…
Six Scottish cyber firms will get chance to travel to London expo
Six Scottish cyber firms will get the chance to exhibit at a London industry expo thanks to support from Scotland’s tech trade body. ScotlandIS will support the companies to take…
Ransomware attacks up by over 200%, new survey shows
Ransomware attacks have risen by 221% year-on-year according to new figures by a leading cybersecurity firm. A survey released by Manchester-headquartered NCC Group show there were 434 attacks in June 2023,…
WatchGuard expands identity protection capabilities with new AuthPoint Total Identity Security bundle
WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in unified cybersecurity, today unveiled AuthPoint Total Identity Security, a comprehensive bundle that combines the award-winning AuthPoint multi-factor authentication (MFA) with dark web credential monitoring…
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