Accenture survey shows less than 30% of business and IT executives know how ‘diligently’ partners are working on security
Research carried out by Accenture as part of its annual Technology Vision report1 confirms that less than 30% of business and IT executives in the UK know how diligently their partners are…
Tech trade body makes key cyber security appointment
ScotlandIS, the membership and cluster management organisation for the digital technologies industry in Scotland, has appointed Ciara Mitchell as Head of Cyber. The appointment reinforces the organisation’s continued commitment to…
Birmingham cyber security firm set to open Scottish office as part of ‘ambitious’ expansion plan
A Birmingham-based cyber security company is set to expand its operation into Scotland. Equilibrium Security is opening a new office branch at 83 Princes Street in Edinburgh. The firm believes…
Nearly half of public sector infosec specialists say hackers will get into their networks ‘each and every time they try’
Nearly half of infosec specialists working in the public sector believe cyber attackers will breach their networks “each and every time that they try”, according to new research. A global…
Scottish Police Authority puts work ‘on hold’ after forensics supplier hit by cyber attack
The Scottish Police Authority has put a contract with a forensics services company ‘on hold’ after the supplier was hit by a cyber attack. Eurofins Scientific, a worldwide supplier of…
Airport email scam prevented by UK’s cyber defence agency
Web scammers tried to defraud more than 200,000 people by using a fake email address ‘spoofing’ an unnamed UK airport, a report revealed today. The scam used a fake .gov.uk…
British Airways and Marriott International hotel chain face huge fines under new GDPR data breach rules
British Airways and Marriott International hotels are facing a total of £282m in fines as the data watchdog signalled its intention to crack down on companies which fail to protect…
Cyber attacks on British businesses rise sharply with one in seven traced to China
Cyber attacks on British businesses have risen sharply in the last year with one in seven incidents traced to China, according to research from a leading Internet Service Provider (ISP)….
‘Largest-ever’ gathering of infosec specialists for five-day conference in Edinburgh
More than 1,100 web security specialists from over 80 countries will gather today for their ‘largest ever’ conference in Edinburgh – reflecting a growing interest in the coordination of responses…
Edinburgh Napier to host acclaimed American security guru
World-renowned cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier is to outline his vision of the future in a special event at Edinburgh Napier University. The influential author of Click Here to Kill Everybody…