Security operations centre aims to give Scottish local authorities ‘peace of mind’
Local councils across Scotland will be able to access a national security operations centre (SOC) service that provides ‘round-the-clock’ threat detection and monitoring to prevent cyberattacks. A market engagement exercise...
Academics and business leaders launch Scottish ‘centre of excellence for digital trust’
Academics and business leaders have launched a Scottish ‘centre of excellence for digital trust and distributed ledger technology’ – to support online safety in key sectors including finance and healthcare....
Over 200 legacy systems identified in national audit highlighting ‘severe and advancing’ cybersecurity threat to UK government services
More than 200 legacy systems have been identified in a national audit highlighting the ‘severe and advancing’ cybersecurity threat to UK government services. Spending watchdog the National Audit Office has...
Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland to become ‘social enterprise’ as part of values-driven focus
Scotland’s leading cyber and fraud hub is to become a social enterprise as part of its commitment to providing affordable and accessible cyber skills to Scottish businesses. Cyber and Fraud...
Hear the inside story of the fight against cybercrime
The global “Five Eyes” security alliance will top the bill at Futurescot’s Cyber Security 2025 conference in February. Members of the Anglosphere intelligence alliance will share the latest on evolving cyber...
Boost for Scottish local council cyber defences with launch of £13 million ‘security operations centre’ procurement
Scottish local councils are set to benefit from the launch of a collaborative security operations centre tender to boost cyber defences. Scotland Excel – the local government procurement body –...
When every minute counts
Ever since the cyberattack on the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) four years ago, public sector leaders have been looking at ways and means to improve the digital security of critical...
Systal to ‘increase capacity and capability’ of NHS National Services Scotland’s security operations centre
Systal – the Glasgow-headquartered managed network, security and cloud transformation specialist – has been chosen to be the delivery partner for NHS National Services Scotland’s security operations centre (SOC). The...
University and college students immerse themselves in nail-biting major cyberattack scenario
University and college students from across Scotland took part in a nail-biting ‘major cyber incident’ simulation in a bid to boost decision-making and crisis management skills. The students participated in...
Navigate a clear path to the cloud
Microsoft licensing is a complicated business, so it’s only right that we reach for a metaphor to explain it. Nick Riley, head of cloud solutions at Dundee-headquartered Brightsolid, glances at his...
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