Future of cybersecurity, data & AI – as well as Donald Trump’s tweets – to be explored as part of ‘digital frontiers’ at Edinburgh Science Festival
The future of cybersecurity, data and Artificial Intelligence – as well as whether Donald Trump’s tweets reveal anything about the US President’s sanity – are set to be among the...
Building on success, this year and beyond
In his third exclusive column for FutureScot, Donald McLaughlin, Chair of SDS’ Digital Technology Skills Group, looks back on a busy and successful 2018. January is the usual time for...
Scottish Minister unveils plans to help protect children online
Scottish schools are set to be at the forefront of the fight against cyber bullying and the exploitation of young people online with the unveiling of an initiative by Maree...
UK Government aims to ‘design in’ cybersecurity from the outset
The UK Government wants the country to become a “world leader in the race to eradicate some of the most damaging cyber security threats facing businesses and better protect consumers”,...
UK told to ‘name and shame’ firms with poor cyber security
Academics at King’s College London have called on the UK Government to name and shame companies with poor cyber security. In a report, researchers at the university’s cyber security research...
Edinburgh Napier cybersecurity spin-out chosen by Scottish Government
Edinburgh Napier University spin-out ZoneFox has been chosen by the Scottish Government to provide its employees and devices with protection against cybersecurity threats. US firm Fortinet, which recently acquired ZoneFox,...
ScotlandIS and Scottish Government launch Cyber Scotland Week
Cyber Scotland Week, a joint initiative between ScotlandIS and the Scottish Government, will take place between 22 and 28 April 2019. A first of its kind for cyber in Scotland,...
‘We really have to stop living in this untrusted world’
“Sun Microsystems got it right many years ago when they said the network is the computer, and they were spot on,” says Bill Buchanan, Scotland’s preeminent cryptographer, as he tries...
Young people set their sights on career in cybersecurity
Demand for places on introductory level courses in cybersecurity is ‘growing rapidly’, according to the national qualifications body. Scotland became the first country in Europe to offer a school-based vocational...
Accenture launches global application security hub
Accenture has chosen Scotland to locate a new global application security hub to combat the rising threat of cyber attacks on business and government. The technology services and management consultancy...
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