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...
British Airways and Marriott International hotel chain face huge fines under new GDPR data breach rules
British Airways and Marriott International hotels are facing a total of £282m in fines as the data watchdog signalled its intention to crack down on companies which fail to protect...
Cyber attacks on British businesses rise sharply with one in seven traced to China
Cyber attacks on British businesses have risen sharply in the last year with one in seven incidents traced to China, according to research from a leading Internet Service Provider (ISP)....
‘Largest-ever’ gathering of infosec specialists for five-day conference in Edinburgh
More than 1,100 web security specialists from over 80 countries will gather today for their ‘largest ever’ conference in Edinburgh – reflecting a growing interest in the coordination of responses...
Edinburgh Napier to host acclaimed American security guru
World-renowned cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier is to outline his vision of the future in a special event at Edinburgh Napier University. The influential author of Click Here to Kill Everybody...
Cyber resilience put on the map through ‘amazing series of events’ hosted as part of Cyber Scotland Week
In his exclusive column for FutureScot, Donald McLaughlin, Chair of SDS’ Digital Technology Skills Group, enthuses about the success of Cyber Scotland Week and a new digital skills website. The...
SBRC appoints head of cyber security and innovation
The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has appointed former Police Scotland detective inspector Eamonn Keane to the newly created role of head of cyber security and innovation. It follows a...
Lessons learned from the WhatsApp hack
We were once again reminded that mobile devices, the one thing most of us never leave home without, are vulnerable to attacks. And once again, private individuals were attacked. Several...
Building Scotland’s cyber skills of the future
Glasgow Clyde College is raising awareness of its first HND Cyber Security course. Beginning in August, students will have the opportunity to develop their skillset in a broad range of...
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