Cybersecurity in 2024: Global trends and their Impact on Scotland’s public sector
As we move through 2024, the landscape of cybersecurity has become increasingly challenging. Cybercriminal networks are more resilient than ever, and attack surfaces are growing more complex. Scotland’s public sector...
Achieving operational resilience against supply chain attacks through collaboration
“I had no idea” is the last thing anyone wants to utter when explaining to senior executives or regulators how a cyber incident with a critical supplier disrupted your organisation’s...
Valentine’s Day romance scam warning as Scots mother loses £17,000 to online dating site fraudster
A Scots woman has issued a Valentine’s Day romance scam warning after suffering a suspected heart attack from losing £17,000 to an online dating site fraudster. The mother, from Glasgow,...
Cross domain hybrid application framework
The Problem – Data Aggregation on the Low-Side The UK Government collects vast amounts of data at the OFFICIAL security level. When aggregated, this data may create intelligence value that...
Why next generation firewalls aren’t enough for the Scottish public sector
The Scottish public sector is a prime target for cyber threats. With organisations handling vast amounts of sensitive citizen data, critical infrastructure operations, and national security concerns, cybersecurity is not...
Do you know how cyber resilient your organisation is?
In today’s complex threat landscape, organisations face the daunting challenge of ensuring their workforce is prepared to confront and mitigate potential attacks. Despite this need, many businesses lack adequate data...
Police Scotland’s cybercrime harm prevention team issues warning on ‘remote access scams’
The use of remote access software in committing crime online is not very well known, let alone how easily criminals use this method to attack unassuming victims. Remote access scams...
Entrepreneur sets up cybersecurity service after his late grandfather was victim of online scam
An entrepreneur has set up a cybersecurity service designed to protect the over 50s from fraud – inspired by the story of his late grandfather who fell victim to online...
National Cyber Security Centre chief urges public sector organisations to understand their exposure to cyber risk
The new head of Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre has urged public sector organisations to understand their exposure to cyber risk, including through their supply chains. Richard Horne, the chief...
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...
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