Avoiding an Udder Disaster
Experts from technology, security and business consultancy Waterstons have revolutionised cyber security training techniques by taking it back to basics – a board game. ‘Udder Disaster’, an award-winning game created…
Scottish local authorities to benefit from £7m shared cybersecurity operations centre
Scottish local authorities are set to benefit from a £7 million cybersecurity operations centre solution – including a detection response service. Procurement body Scotland Excel is seeking a partner ‘who…
How government organisations across the globe use Recorded Future’s intelligence
Cyber defence of 30+ countries trust Recorded Future to tackle the most difficult intelligence, security, and risk challenges. Quick stats Recorded Future’s clients are: Many of the most critical government…
Britain’s security minister backs Scotland’s efforts to combat business cyber fraud
Britain’s security minister has given his backing to Scotland’s efforts to combat business cyber fraud on a visit to Edinburgh. Tom Tugendhat, MP, visited Edinburgh to meet with cyber and…
Managing the Cyber Asset Attack Surface: Closing Blind Spots
When it comes to securing an organisation’s attack surface, visibility is key. For an organisation to protect its network, it needs to know exactly what devices and software it has;…
Team of Edinburgh scientists publish quantum computing ‘breakthrough’ in respected journal
A team of Edinburgh scientists have published a ‘breakthrough’ in quantum computing in the respected academic journal, Nature. The Heriot Watt university researchers have devised a mode of quantum communication…
Your culture could be your cybersecurity knight
In recent years, there has been a surge in cybercriminal activity. Indeed, according to the UK Government’s 2023 Cyber Security Breaches Survey, there were approximately 2.39 million instances of cybercrime…
Scottish Government recruits new ‘head of cyber division’
The Scottish Government has recruited a head of cyber who will take up responsibility for a new division focused on raising national cybersecurity resilience levels. Alan Gray, who was formerly…
New guide for older people reveals growing sophistication of WhatsApp scams
A new guide to help protect older people against web fraud has revealed the growing sophistication of WhatsApp scams. The 28-page document put together by Cyber & Fraud Centre –…
Cyber shake-up sits at heart of government
A new role as head of cyber has been created by the Scottish Government as part of a change to the way cybersecurity is managed across departments. Geoff Huggins, digital…