ENISA, NIS2 and DNS: why the “plumbing” is suddenly in the spotlight
For years, DNS sat in an awkward place in security conversations. Everyone relied on it; few wanted to talk about it. When regulations appeared, they tended to focus on higher level principles,...
User email account compromise sparks internet outage for schools and nurseries in Inverclyde
An apparent phishing attack which compromised a user email account has sparked an internet outage for schools and nurseries in Inverclyde. The education network for the local council was taken...
Start where everything touches – cyber resilience by design at the DNS layer
National cyber resilience strategies will only deliver for citizens if we connect high-level ambitions with the gritty realities of local councils, health boards and agencies – and that bridge starts at the DNS layer. ...
UK Government unveils new £210m ‘cyber action plan’ to tackle threats and strengthen online public services
UK Government ministers have unveiled a new £210 million ‘cyber action plan’ to tackle threats and strengthen online public services. New measures will be introduced to make online public services...
Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland unveils Weir and SSEN Transmission as ‘strategic partners’
The Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland has announced new strategic partnerships with Weir and SSEN Transmission, supporting the launch of a Cyber and Fraud Advisory Board. The cyber services,...
CyberScotland Partnership welcomes three new partners
Three new partners – Business Gateway, the Institute of Directors (IoD) Scotland and the Cyber and Fraud Hub – have joined the CyberScotland Partnership. They join a growing network of organisations committed...
Western Isles council still dealing with service backlogs two years on from ransomware attack, audit finds
Western Isles council is still dealing with service backlogs two years on from a cyberattack crippled its systems, an external audit has found. The local authority, which serves a population...
Resilient by design: why the public sector can’t afford to wing cyber recovery
Let’s not kid ourselves: the public sector at large is a sitting duck for cyberattacks and, in more cases than not, outages aren’t a question of “if”, but “when”. That...
New guide published to help people in Scotland avoid cryptocurrency scams
A new guide has been published following a multi-agency effort and the assistance of one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency platforms to help people in Scotland avoid digital money scams....
Cyber threats are getting personal – so let’s get resilient
It’s been a challenging year in the cyber world. If you’ve tried to buy groceries and found empty shelves, waited for a GP appointment that never came, or watched your...

