Digital telecare firm joins Scottish suppliers list after cybersecurity assessment
One of the UK’s leading digital telecare providers has been added to a list of assessed suppliers in Scotland after successfully completing a government-backed cybersecurity evaluation. Alcuris took part in a...
SBRC launches digital hub for businesses ahead of Cop26
A Scottish cybersecurity centre has launched a digital information hub to help businesses mitigate potential challenges posed by the upcoming climate change conference in Glasgow. The Scottish Business Resilience Centre...
Scottish cyber expert appointed as ecosystem development lead for UKC3
A Scottish cyber expert has been chosen for a leading role in a new UK cybersecurity cluster collaboration. Ciara Mitchell, cluster manager for Scotland’s cyber cluster at tech trade body...
Training programme explores cyber ‘domino effect’ caused by vulnerable digital supply chain
A business cybersecurity support agency has revised its free resilience training workshops for firms to address the danger of cyber attacks that have a ‘domino effect’ through the digital supply...
SEPA cyber attack recovery could take ‘two years’, says organisation’s boss
The recovery of IT systems for Scotland’s environment watchdog could take ‘two years’, according to the organisation’s chief executive. Terry A’Hearn, who runs the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), has...
Government must intervene to protect Scottish society from web ‘disinformation’, says MP
Disinformation poses an “urgent threat” to Scottish society and government must intervene to protect the nation’s information ecosystem, a leading MP has warned. Stewart McDonald, SNP MP for Glasgow South,...
Government-backed Covid skills programme to include cyber focus
A government-backed skills programme to help people who have lost their jobs or are at risk of redundancy due to the pandemic will have a focus on cybersecurity as one...
Data protection startup wins pitch award at tech investor conference
A data protection startup has won a pitch award at Edinburgh’s annual tech investor conference – EIE. ionburst is a tech platform that addresses data leaks in the cloud for...
SBRC targets cybercrime on voluntary organisations and charities
A Scottish cybersecurity centre is strengthening its response to cybercrime in the ‘third sector’ – following a concerning rise in attacks on voluntary organisations – with the creation of a new role. The Scottish Business Resilience...
Over a third of businesses do not feel prepared for cyber attack, new survey shows
New research has found that more than a third (38%) of Scottish businesses do not feel prepared for a cyber attack. This comes despite two-thirds (66%) of those surveyed believing...
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