Category: Cyber

A Scottish cyber firm has launched a new security operations centre to protect the higher and further education sector from online harms. Acumen Cyber, based in Glasgow, is spearheading the...

Police Scotland is set to crack down on cybercrime and fraud – including the rise of ‘deepfakes’ and other online deceptions – through a new academic partnership. The national force...

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...