Free cybersecurity ‘gap analysis’ offered by Scottish Business Resilience Centre
A free cybersecurity ‘gap analysis’ is to be offered via partners of the Scottish Business Resilience Centre – to help firms pass a nationally recognised cyber accreditation scheme. The analysis...
Abertay cyberQuarter’s founding partners include ransomware victim
Abertay University has announced the founding partners for its multimillion pound cyberQuarter facility – which include a victim of a ransomware attack. Weir Group, hit last year by a cyberattack,...
Edinburgh researcher secures £2.5m to push boundaries of quantum in cybersecurity
An Edinburgh researcher has been awarded a £2.5m grant to push the boundaries of quantum computing in building the future of cybersecurity defences. Professor Mehul Malik from Heriot-Watt university secured...
Scottish cyber leader to receive honorary degree
A Scottish cybersecurity leader who was instrumental in the setup of the first national resilience centre for businesses will receive an honorary degree this week for her contribution to the...
To combat cyber threats – ‘Defend as One’
Nation-state-sponsored Threat Groups threaten global security and stability, and governments take these threats very seriously. ‘Defend as One’ is one of the critical priorities for the UK Cyber Security Strategy...
Britain’s most senior cyber official urges organisations to carry out basic cyber hygiene at Edinburgh event
Britain’s most senior cybersecurity official has urged all organisations to carry out a basic ‘cyber hygiene’ test to reduce the risk of a cyberattack. Lindy Cameron, CEO of the National...
Scottish cyber firm comes to the aid of Ukraine’s government websites
A Scottish cybersecurity firm has been thanked by the government of Ukraine for defending its websites from Russian hackers. Trustify has helped secure the web domains of the Ukraine government...
Estonia flies the flag for cybersecurity
In 1991, when Estonia restored its independence after 50 years of Soviet occupation, it was left with very limited resources and budget. Estonia’s leaders faced a monumental challenge to build...
Scotland is still on Mitchelson’s radar
Deryck Mitchelson is a “well kent” face in Scottish cybersecurity. As the former digital director of NHS National Services Scotland he oversaw many of the tech platforms spun up in...
Cybersecurity steps up to the next level
Scotland’s technology ecosystem contributed £4.9bn gross value added (GVA) to the country’s economy in 2019, accounting for 3.5 per cent of total GVA, according to Scottish government data. And it is...

