The boss of one of Scotland’s most remote local authorities has praised staff a year from a cyberattack.
Malcolm Burr, chief executive of Western Isles council, thanked employees for their resilience on the first anniversary of a cyberattack that downed systems in November 2023.
On 7 November 2023 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar was the victim of a cyber-attack that restricted access to information stored on the Comhairle’s servers and the use of some systems.
In a letter to employees yesterday, Mr Burr highlighted the resilience of staff and thanked them for their work over the last year.
In the letter he said: “In the last year I have been asked to talk several times about cyberattack recovery and resilience. These discussions have taken different forms but, on each occasion, I have highlighted one aspect of our own recovery as being key: the resilience and adaptability of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s employees.
“Every organisation is vulnerable to the risk of cyber-attacks but not every organisation has a workforce as prepared and equipped to respond as Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Thank you all for your hard work, your resilience and the support that you have given your colleagues in serving the communities of the Western Isles.”
