A Scottish legal firm that was hit by a cyberattack earlier this year is to join the fight against hackers.
Scullion LAW, which has offices in Hamilton, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Madrid, fell victim to a ransomware gang in February – but has now pledged to support fellow victims.
The company, led by Nicholas Scullion, has signed up to a specialist ‘incident response cadre’ at the Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland.
The Cadre is a programme that helps organisations get back on their feet after experiencing cyber and fraud attacks.
Through their own experience of cybercrime, Scullion LAW knows how it feels to be in an urgent and difficult situation and wants to help others get back on their feet.
Nicholas Scullion, managing director of Scullion LAW, said: “My team has experienced the impact of cybercrime first-hand, and we know exactly how it feels to be in an urgent situation and come out stronger as a result.
“Through joining Cyber and Fraud Centre’s Incident Response Cadre, we will be able to put our renewed energy into our new one-stop shop service, helping organisations survive the first 28 days and improve for the future.”
He added: “Companies can often feel like they are at fault when they fall victim to a cyberattack, therefore it is vital that they are equipped with the knowledge required to prepare for, respond to, and recover from an attack.
“We are uniquely positioned to offer a comprehensive legal and consultancy service, based on our lived experience of a cyber attack. We look forward to offering our award-winning service to affected organisations, working together to defeat cyber criminals and protect jobs.”
The company is the fourth legal firm to join Cyber and Fraud Centre’s Incident Response Cadre, alongside Burness Paull, Brodies LLP and Anderson Strathern.
As part of National Cyber Security Month, Cyber and Fraud Centre CEO, Jude McCorry, is hosting a fireside chat with Nicholas Scullion tonight at Barclays Glasgow Campus to discuss his first-hand experience of navigating a cyber breach.
Nicholas will provide practical tips, valuable insights, and lessons learned that can help any business enhance its cybersecurity resilience and better prepare for future threats.
Jude McCorry, CEO of Cyber and Fraud Centre, said: “As levels of cybercrime in Scotland continue to increase, it has never been more important for organisations to prepare for the possibility of being targeted. As a social enterprise, we are in a position to help smaller organisations understand the implications and prepare and protect themselves.
“The addition of Scullion LAW to our dedicated cadre will help us to extend our support even further. As an organisation that has lived through a cyberattack, the firm will act as a key incident response partner to smaller organisations as part of their incident response plan, ensuring day-to-day help is available when trying to get back on their feet.”
More details of the fireside chat with Nicholas Scullion, and how to book tickets, can be found here.
