Cyber Security 2023
The Lead Conference of Cyber Scotland Week
Date: Monday 27 February 2023
Venue: University Of Strathclyde, Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow
Timings: Conference 08:30 - 16:30
(The CyberScotland Alliance Drinks Reception 16:30 - 18:30)
Date: Monday 27 February 2023
Venue: Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow
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Join Lindy Cameron, Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and our international keynote speaker David J Scott, Deputy Assistant Director, FBI Cyber Division for the opening event of Cyber Scotland Week 2023
This year’s Cyber Scotland Week theme is centred round defending our Public Services and critical digital infrastructure.
We will discuss how do we stem the global rise of threat actors, and insidious ransomware that is reshaping the IT landscape in Scotland.
Attend peer-group leadership sessions and cutting-edge industry masterclasses.
We will analyse the resilience levels across key national digital infrastructure and how organisations can best improve their cyber postures.
Join us as key government and industry stakeholders gather to map out the next steps for the national cyber action plans and incident response
Speakers
David J. Scott
Deputy Assistant Director, FBI Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)



David J. Scott was named Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI’s Cyber Division in June 2021. In his current role, he has oversight of the division’s Cyber Operations Branch and serves as the Director of the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force.
Mr. Scott entered on duty with the FBI in 2003 and was initially assigned to the Louisville Field Office, working a variety of criminal matters and serving as a member of the SWAT team. In 2006, Mr. Scott transferred to the Washington Field Office, where he investigated organized crime, Counterterrorism, public corruption and white collar crime matters. Mr. Scott was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent within the FBI’s International Terrorism Operations Section in 2012, and in 2014 was promoted to Unit Chief of the International Terrorism Operations Section’s CONUS 1, where he provided program management for all International Terrorism investigations in the Northeastern United States. In 2016, Mr. Scott was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI Washington Field Office.
In 2018, Mr. Scott was selected as Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the Washington Field Office Counterterrorism Division, overseeing all International Terrorism threats to the National Capitol Region. In March 2020, Mr. Scott was promoted to the Senior Executive Service as the Section Chief for the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section, where he was responsible for oversight of the FBI’s Public Corruption, International Corruption, Civil Rights, and International Human Rights programs.
Mr. Scott earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Master’s in Administration of Justice from the University of Louisville. Prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Scott was an Infantry officer in the United States Army.
Lindy Cameron CB OBE
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Cyber Security Centre



Lindy became CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre in October 2020 following more than two decades of national security policy and crisis management experience. She was previously a Director-General in the Northern Ireland Office and at the Department for International Development (DFID). After starting her career in the private sector, Lindy served across government both at home and abroad, including postings in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Keith Brown MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans , Scottish Government



Mr Brown served with the Royal Marines before pursuing a career in local government administration, where he was also an active trade union representative with UNISON. He is a graduate of Dundee University and studied at the University of Prince Edward Island.
Mr Brown has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament since 2007 and is currently the constituency MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane. Before his election he served for 11 years as a councillor in Clackmannanshire, and held the post of Council Leader from 1999 to 2003.
He became Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning in February 2009 and has since held a number of ministerial roles before becoming Minister for Transport and Veterans in September 2012 and Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities in November 2014. He was was appointed Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work in May 2016.
CS Conrad Trickett
Chief Superintendent, Police Scotland



A former Royal Marines Officer, Chief Superintendent Trickett has served for 24 years in a variety of operational and corporate roles in the North of Scotland, including serving as an Area Commander for Dundee before leading on major events and operations including T in the Park and The Open Golf 2018, as well as emergency and resilience planning for the North Command area.
He has led contingency planning for major nationwide incidents and events, was seconded to the Scottish Police Authority for a period of his career and helped lead the national coordination for Scotland’s resilience partnership response to COVID-19.
He has just completed two and a half years in command of Highland and Islands Division as Divisional Commander. In January 2023, he became business lead for ‘Policing in a Digital World’ programme for Police Scotland.
Jude McCorry
Chief Executive, Scottish Business Resilience Centre



Jude McCorry is CEO of the Scottish Business Resilience Centre. She has over 20 years’ experience in the Technology sector and started her career with Dell computers in Ireland, she joined SBRC in April 2020 from The Data Lab where she was Director of Business Development working with industry and academia to maximise the value of data for Scotland.
She is one of the founders of the Unicef Data Hub for Children, and always ensures there is a social aspect to everything she does in order to benefit the people of Scotland or further afield. Jude is a board member of Parkinson’s Scotland and the Policy Board at SCDI.
Cheryl Torano
Business Development Manager , cyberQuarter, University of Abertay



Cheryl Torano is the Business Development Manager for Abertay cyberQuarter.
Her current role began in 2021 and is funded through Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government.
Cheryl graduated from Abertay’s Ethical Hacking programme in 2017 having undertaken an accelerated BSc Hons degree.
Prior to that she studied HND Computer Networking and Internet Technology at Dundee and Angus College.
Following graduation, she worked in Abertay University’s digital marketing team until 2019 when she took up a role with Brightsolid as a Cyber Security Engineer. During this time, she completed an MBA in Business Administration in Cybersecurity.
Cheryl is on the Scottish Women in Cyber and Ladies Hacking Society committees, and a key member in the Scottish Cyber Cluster.
David Ferbrache OBE
Chair, National Cyber Resilience Advisory Board



David is the Managing Director of Beyond Blue and Global Head of Cyber Futures at KPMG.
Over his 35 years in security, he has played a leading role in developing the UK’s cyber security strategy, including as the Head of Cyber and Space for the Ministry of Defence and the chair of the National Cyber Resilience Advisory Board for Scotland.
Cyber security has been his passion over the years, and he has worked with the largest firms in the world to bring cyber security to life as a topic for executives and boards.
David was made an OBE for his contribution to national security and is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and the Institute for Information Security.
Maggie Titmuss MBE
Advisor, National Cyber Resilience Advisory Board



Norman Stevenson
Detective Inspector, Police Scotland






Dr Mohamed Khamis
Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction and Human-centered Security
University of Glasgow
Dr Mohamed Khamis
Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction and Human-centered Security, University of Glasgow



Dr Khamis is a reader/associate professor at the University of Glasgow, where he leads the SIRIUS Lab research group that works at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Security. Dr Khamis and his team work on understanding threats to privacy, safety and security that are facilitated or caused by ubiquitous technologies, such as mobile devices, thermal cameras, and Extended Reality sensors. He and his team then build human-centered systems and methods to mitigate these threats. Dr Khamis’ research is / has been funded the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the UK National Cyber Security Centre, Meta, and others. With 110+ publications in world class journals and conferences, he is an expert in human-centered security.
Alan Curran
Head of Cyber Security , Registers of Scotland



Alan is an ex-Police officer who now leads Cyber Security strategy at Registers of Scotland. Before his current role as Head of Cyber Security, he held various cyber positions, including ‘Senior Security Risk Advisor’ and ‘IT Security Technical Product Manager’. He is currently studying for a Masters’s Degree in ‘Advanced Security and Diviral Forensics’ at Edinburgh Napier University.
Bill Buchanan OBE
Professor of Cryptography, Edinburgh Napier University



Bill Buchanan is a Professor in the School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University, and a Fellow of the BCS and the IET. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to cyber security. Currently he leads the Centre for Distributed Computing, Networks, and Security and The Cyber Academy (http://thecyberacademy.org).
His main research focus is around information sharing, such as using Trust and Governance Policies, threat analysis, cryptography, and triage within digital forensics. This has led to several World-wide patents, and in three highly successful spin-out companies: Zonefox (zonefox.com); Symphonic Software (www.symphonicsoft.com/); and Cyan Forensics (cyanforensics.com).
Bill regularly appears on TV and radio related to computer security, and has given evidence to the Justice Committee at the Scottish Parliament, along with being part of the BBC Scottish Independence Team of Experts (speciality: Cyber Security). This includes appearances on Newsnight Scotland, Good Morning Scotland, Panorama, and Radio 5 Newsdrive.
Bill was named as one of the Top 100 people for Technology in Scotland for 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. In Feb 2016, he was also included in the FutureScot “Top 50 Scottish Tech People Who Are Changing The World”. Recently his work on Secret Shares received “Innovation of the Year” at the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards, for a research project which involves splitting data into secret shares, and can then be distributed across a public Cloud-based infrastructure. He was included in the JISC Top 50 Higher Education Social Media Influencers in 2015.
Lyndsey Jackson
Deputy Chief Executive, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society



Lyndsey Jackson is a senior arts administrator and live event producer, and the Deputy Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world, and the greatest platform for artists and creatives to develop and showcase their talents on an international stage. Lyndsey supports the Fringe Society to deliver the Society’s vision, aims and objectives through motivational leadership and clear strategic direction, leading on business continuity, governance and strategic planning, digital innovation, ticketing and commercialisation, and the development of education outreach programmes that support the place of the festival in its host city. Lyndsey was also a Non Executive Director of the Organising Committee of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Conference Agenda
27 February 2023
Session 1 – A Cyber Resilient Scotland
Registration & refreshments
Chair’s opening remarks
Scottish Business Resilience Centre
Jude McCorry
Chief Executive, Scottish Business Resilience Centre


Ministerial keynote:
The strategic framework for a cyber resilient Scotland
Scottish Government
Keith Brown MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans , Scottish Government


International keynote:
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
David J. Scott
Deputy Assistant Director, FBI Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)



Defending Scotland
Police Scotland
CS Conrad Trickett
Chief Superintendent, Police Scotland



Cyber warnings and indicators:
Sharing intelligence at a global level, and why it matters to stay ahead in the fight against cybercrime
Expert panel:
The importance of building strength in depth: the role of partnerships, community and knowledge exchange in cyber resilience
National Cyber Security Centre
Lindy Cameron CB OBE
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Cyber Security Centre


Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
David J. Scott
Deputy Assistant Director, FBI Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)



Police Scotland
CS Conrad Trickett
Chief Superintendent, Police Scotland



Networking & refreshments
Session 2 - Masterclass & Knowledge Exchange Session
Parallel masterclass sessions
Lunch, supplier showcase & networking
Session 3 - Leadership Streams: Threat Intelligence, Incident Response and Security Operations; Workforce & Community
Threat intelligence, incident response and security operations:
Detecting, responding to, and maintaining constant vigilance against the backdrop of rising global Cyber harms
National Cyber Resilience Advisory Board
David Ferbrache OBE
Chair, National Cyber Resilience Advisory Board


Police Scotland
Norman Stevenson
Detective Inspector, Police Scotland


Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Lyndsey Jackson
Deputy Chief Executive, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society


Registers of Scotland
Alan Curran
Head of Cyber Security , Registers of Scotland


Workforce & community:
The Human Factor: Strengthening Cyber Skills in the Workforce through Community Building and Developing Nationwide Cyber ‘Clusters’ of Expertise
National Cyber Resilience Advisory Board
Maggie Titmuss MBE
Advisor, National Cyber Resilience Advisory Board


cyberQuarter, University of Abertay
Cheryl Torano
Business Development Manager , cyberQuarter, University of Abertay


Networking & refreshments
Session 4 – Cyber Innovation
Cyber innovation
The future of cybersecurity: Offering citizens a safer digital world, from digital signing, to quantum, AI defence and the blockchain
University of Glasgow
Dr Mohamed Khamis
Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction and Human-centered Security, University of Glasgow


Edinburgh Napier University
Bill Buchanan OBE
Professor of Cryptography, Edinburgh Napier University


Conference close