Former NHS Scotland digital leader joins leading cyber firm
A former NHS Scotland digital leader who helped deliver emergency online services during the Covid pandemic has joined a leading cybersecurity firm. Deryck Mitchelson takes up a new role as...
UK Government to target Russia-linked crypto exchanges in bid to prevent sanctions evasion
The UK Government today announced a series of new technical measures targeting Russia-linked cryptocurrency exchanges – in a bid to prevent sanctions evasion. Ministers said they would go after the...
New ‘Virtual CISO’ service to help Scottish businesses protect themselves online
A new ‘virtual CISO’ – chief information security officer – service has been launched to help Scottish businesses protect themselves online. Social enterprise Cyber & Fraud Centre Scotland launched the...
Britain’s top cyber agency urges public to stop using passwords for online services and move to new ‘passkey’ system
Britain’s top cyber agency is urging members of the public to replace password logins with a more secure ‘passkey’ system to access online services. Security chiefs at the National Cyber...
National Cyber Security Centre unveils ‘SilentGlass’ – a new plug-in device to protect computer monitors from hackers
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has unveiled a new plug-in device to prevent hackers from infiltrating networks via the video connection to computer monitors. HDMI and display ports which...
‘We cannot fight a machine speed threat with human speed bureaucracy,’ says security minister as new £90 million cyber fund unveiled in Glasgow
Britain’s security minister today unveiled a new £90 million fund to help small and medium-sized businesses boost their cyber resilience. Dan Jarvis said the money would be used to ‘provide...
Nation states behind majority of ‘nationally significant’ cyberattacks, Britain’s top cyber chief warns in Glasgow conference speech
Britain’s top cybersecurity chief has warned that the majority of online attacks are now being orchestrated by nation states as the country faces a geopolitical ‘perfect storm’. In a major...
Public sector cyber lessons not being shared or failing to be implemented fast enough, per new Scottish Government report
Public sector cybersecurity lessons are not being shared or are failing to be implemented fast enough across the public sector, according to a new Scottish Government report. New analysis shows...
Glasgow audience gets insight into National Crime Agency effort to takedown world’s most prolific ransomware gang
Glasgow conference delegates got an insight on Tuesday into an operation led by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to take down the world’s most prolific ransomware gang. Attendees at Futurescot’s...
How Gen AI and rising ransomware trends are shaping public sector cybersecurity
Generative AI is transforming the way organisations work, and the public sector is no exception. While it offers opportunities to increase efficiency and make better use of stretched resources, it...

