Category: Cyber

East Lothian Council has no overarching cybersecurity strategy and has yet to put a formal AI governance policy in place, according to an internal audit review presented to councillors. The...

Interest in virtual private networks (VPNs) has risen following the introduction of the Online Safety Act, but Edinburgh academics have warned of the ‘privacy risks’ in using such platforms. A...

The Data Lab and CBI Scotland have joined the CyberScotland Partnership, which brings together 25 organisations from across Scotland’s public, private and third sectors to raise cybersecurity awareness and strengthen...

The former boss of Arnold Clark has said a cyberattack which hit the car retailer four years ago had a ‘significant and long-lasting impact’ on the business. Eddie Hawthorne was...

A former NHS Scotland technology boss has questioned whether ‘our institutions are ready’ for autonomous AI after an Australian government website was breached by rogue OpenAI agents. Deryck Mitchelson, who...

An Edinburgh event next month will seek to help Scottish organisations navigate the emerging risks of AI to their cybersecurity defences. The September 1st ‘Sword and the Shield: AI and...

Around 300 staff at Scotland’s prosecution service have had their personal work details exposed online in a third party data breach. The breach occurred after Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal...

The Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland has launched a new security testing service designed to help organisations spot the ‘hidden’ risks of AI chatbots. The AI and Web Application...

The UK Government’s Department for Education and a police national legal database have been targeted in an online hack by a new cyber gang. ExfilSquad has claimed responsibility for a...

The UK Government’s national online security agency is to harness agentic AI to defend against autonomously generated cyber attacks targeting national infrastructure. Experts at the National Cyber Security Centre are...