Heather, Author at ScotlandIS

Expert panel to put cyber security under the spotlight

By HeatherPosted on 16th August 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber, North East Scotland

A panel of industry experts will help promote the importance of cyber security against the backdrop of rising global threats as part of two events aimed at Scottish businesses. Aberdeen-based cyber security firm, The TechForce, has announced educational events in the

America’s National Center for Missing & Exploited Children partners with UK’s Cyan Forensics

By HeatherPosted on 15th August 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Cyan Forensics, the Edinburgh-based digital forensics startup, has today announced its first partnership in America. The company’s software helps police detect indecent images of children in minutes, speeding up the time it takes to search seized devices. Its partnership with

Cyber security standard for Scotland developed in Thurso

By HeatherPosted on 15th August 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Thurso-based non-profit organisation Cyber Security Scotland has created a cyber security standard that will be adopted by every public body in Scotland. Dr Keith Nicholson, founder and Executive Chair of Cyber Security Scotland explains: “We were commissioned by the Scottish

Commsworld secures accreditation on one of UK’s largest frameworks

By HeatherPosted on 12th August 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News

Commsworld is celebrating its successful bid to have its services represented across a new £5billion UK government telecoms and network framework. The rapidly growing firm has succeeded in achieving listings in two Network Services 2 (NS2) “Lots”, representing Wide Area

Scottish Government Digital Identity in Scotland Programme – Sitekit Proof of Concept

By HeatherPosted on 9th August 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber

Paper Abstract The Scottish Government Digital Identity Scotland Programme Board has the remit to deliver: “A robust, secure and trustworthy mechanism by which an individual member of the public can demonstrate their identity online” In support of this aim, Scottish

Stepping up preparations for a potential ‘no deal’ Brexit

By HeatherPosted on 8th August 20194th December 2019Posted in Brexit, ScotlandIS News

With the increasing probability of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU without a deal on the 31st of October, we recommend all our members should step up their preparations for this possibility. At the foot of this article, you will find

Buddy up and become a Critical Friend

By HeatherPosted on 8th August 20194th December 2019Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

The Digital Skills Partnership is an ambitious ScotlandIS initiative*, connecting colleges and universities with digital technology companies to meet the rapidly growing and changing skills requirements of the digital industry. This is an opportunity to share current working practices and

Cisco specialist Arrowdawn nets five contracts

By HeatherPosted on 7th August 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News

Arrowdawn has secured a series of contracts with a combined value of £200,000. The Cisco specialist, which supports 300 client offices across 25 countries, has landed additional projects from five companies seeking further support and maintenance for the upgrade of

Introducing dressCode

By HeatherPosted on 7th August 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

dressCode is a platform to trying to address the gender gap in Computing Science, to inspire and engage girls at secondary level starting in S1. Schools can sign up to run a dressCode club with access to materials free of

CodeClan brings data analysis to Glasgow

By HeatherPosted on 7th August 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Skills

Following the success of the Edinburgh-based pilot, CodeClan, Scotland’s national digital skills academy is launching its ground-breaking Data Analysis course in Glasgow. Taking place at CodeClan’s city-centre Glasgow campus on August 22nd, the launch event is aimed at professionals already working with data,