Scottish businesses lack basic digital skills and are vulnerable to cyber scams
Almost half of Scottish companies lack basic digital skills that could drive growth and are vulnerable to cyber scams, a survey has found. The latest Bank of Scotland Business and…
Accenture launches global ‘application security hub’ in Edinburgh
Accenture has launched a global ‘application security hub’ in Edinburgh to fight against the rising threat of cyber attacks on business. The management consulting company unveiled its hub today as…
Customer data is being ‘weaponised with military efficiency’ says Apple’s Tim Cook
Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook said in a speech today that customer data was being “weaponised with military efficiency” by companies to increase profit. Cook, speaking at the International Conference…
Napier University spinout Zonefox acquired by US cybersecurity firm
Edinburgh Napier University spinout ZoneFox, the cloud-based platform that combats ‘insider threats’ within companies and service providers, has been bought by cybersecurity firm Fortinet. The US company is one of…
Zortrex announces that they are having another Women Stand By Women Event!
Are you looking to return back to work in cybersecurity/blockchain/smart contracts? We would like to hear from you. We are going to have another Women Stand By Women meeting on…
Evolving the world’s ‘fastest and most private’ mobile keyboard
Fleksy is a fun, efficient, and private content access keyboard, perhaps best known as the keyboard used to set the Guinness World Record for the fastest text message ever written….
UK cyber-defence centre thwarts 1,200 attacks in past two years
The UK’s cyber-defence centre has stopped Britain falling victim to almost 1,200 attacks in the last two years, its annual review reveals. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) was currently…
Women stand by women in tech
I was invited to speak at Digital Woman Scotland 2018 and during the conference I heard many voices from women in tech advising that they were finding it very difficult…
Information Commissioner’s Office investigates Conservative’s app data breach
The Conservative Party has apologised after releasing a mobile phone app for its annual party conference that let members of the public log in as senior government ministers and view…
29 million Facebook users affected by hack which allowed accounts to be taken over
Twenty-nine million Facebook users have been affected by a hack which allowed accounts to be taken over, the company has disclosed. Attackers exploited a vulnerability in code connected with ‘View…