Category: Cyber

The boss of Scotland’s national cybersecurity resilience centre has revealed she received 150 messages on LinkedIn from organisations keen to help a mental health charity which was hit by a…

A third of Scots small firms are at a heightened risk of online harms over their use of cybersecurity products aimed at household consumers, a new survey has shown. New…

We live in uncertain times. Our media is awash with tragic images and news from the conflictin Ukraine and war has taken on a new facet in cyberspace. The only…

A new project at a Scottish university which aims to help take quantum computing from the lab to real-world applications has been backed by £3 million in new funding.  Researchers…

Over 6,000 people in Scotland are more resilient against online crime after taking part in a week-long event designed to raise awareness of cyber threats. Now in its fourth year,…

A prominent Scottish mental health charity has been hit by a ‘devastating’ ransomware attack – crippling its systems and communications channels. SAMH – the Scottish Association for Mental Health –…

The number of victims hit by cybercrime in Scotland has reached a record high, according to new figures. In 2020-21, 403 crimes categorised under the Computer Misuse Act were reported…

A former director of the National Security Agency (NSA) in the United States has called for greater collaboration between governments and the private sector on cybersecurity. Admiral Michael S. Rogers,…