Former NCSC head to deliver cyber course for business leaders
The former head of Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre is to deliver a free course aimed at educating business leaders in Scotland about the risks posed by online hackers and…
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) falls victim to ransomware attack
The research and innovation agency for the UK has fallen victim to a ransomware attack and potentially a data theft, the non-departmental public body has disclosed. UKRI, which funds higher education…
Stolen Scottish Environment Protection Agency data released on the dark web by cyber criminals
More than 4,000 confidential business files belonging to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have been illegally posted on the dark web by cyber criminals. A stolen tranche of 1.2GB…
Abertay and Napier ace it with cyber education
Scotland’s reputation as the place to train the cyber spooks of the future has been underlined by the UK’s tech security body. Two of the nation’s universities have been named…
Cyberattack still ongoing at Scottish Environment Protection Agency
A ransomware and data theft cyberattack on Scotland’s environmental agency is continuing to blight operations almost a month since it was targeted by online criminals. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency…
Where tablets are replacing truncheons
Police Scotland’s new cyber strategy is timely. During lockdown, there has been a disturbing uptick in the number of online child abuse crimes, with rates up 34 per cent on the five-year…
A safe pair of hands
Ciaran Martin has been instrumental in thwarting criminals in their attempts to defraud billions of pounds from organisations and individuals. Now the leading cybersecurity expert is joining the fight against…
New virtual awards ceremony to honour Scotland’s ‘community’ cyber leaders
A new virtual awards ceremony honouring Scotland’s community cyber leaders will be hosted as part of a national cyber week in February next year. The first Scottish Business Resilience Centre…
Leading cyber organisation in ‘fit for purpose’ digital warning
One of Scotland’s leading cyber organisations has urged individuals and businesses to ensure their digital systems are ‘fit for purpose’ after it emerged a quarter of all online attacks in…
Scotland’s national digital skills academy signs up TV’s Hunted star to launch cyber security course
A former British military sniper and star of Channel 4’s Hunted series will take part in a virtual event to launch a new cyber security course – on behalf of…
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