Category: Cyber

A multi-agency effort to combat cybercrime and fraud involving law enforcement and major banks is being rolled out across the UK after a successful pilot in Scotland. The Financial Fraud...

Scotland’s only dedicated charity supporting victims of online scams and cybercrime has helped recover £1.15 million in its first year of operation, according to new figures. The Cyber and Fraud...

The CyberScotland Partnership has appointed a new Chair to drive collaboration amid an ‘escalating and unpredictable cyber landscape’. Karen Meechan, chief executive of the tech trade body ScotlandIS, took up...

A cyberattack carried out on Glasgow city council last month did not lead to customer data being stolen or encrypted, an expert report has found. Security specialists say there is...

Public sector bodies and operators of critical national infrastructure, including the NHS, local councils and schools are to be banned from paying ransoms to hackers, according to new UK Government...

A national incident response ‘cadre’ comprising a collective of trusted professionals are helping organisations respond to and recover from cyber incidents in Scotland. The team of experts has been brought...

Cybercrime figures fell in Scotland over the course of the last year but have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, new annual crime statistics have shown. An estimated 14,120 cyber-crimes were...

Glasgow city council has been impacted by a cyber incident which is disrupting services and may have involved the theft of customer data. The local authority – Scotland’s largest by...

A new cybersecurity company spun out of Edinburgh Napier University is using AI to tackle the rise in impersonation phone scams. LastingAsset started out as a cybersecurity project to protect...

A new campaign has been launched to inspire more women and girls to consider careers in cybersecurity in Scotland. The Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland has welcomed cybersecurity Fortinet...