UK Government launches call for evidence to improve cyber security across the economy
A nationwide call for evidence has been launched in a bid to improve cyber security. The UK Government is appealing for organisations to get in touch after research revealed less…
Cyber agency working with new Social Security Scotland body, according to annual review
Cyber specialists from the GCHQ-affiliated National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have been working with the new Social Security Scotland agency, according to the organisation’s annual review. The new devolved agency…
National Cyber Security Centre reveals surge in number of young girls applying for summer cyber courses
The number of young girls applying for a summer course run by the National Cyber Security Centre has soared by nearly 50%, new figures show. More girls than ever are…
US, UK and Australian government proposals for ‘backdoors’ to Facebook platforms would ‘violate privacy of over 2 billion people’
Government proposals to secure ‘backdoor’ entry into Facebook’s platforms have been described as a threat to the privacy of 2billion people around the world. A joint open letter between the…
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…
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