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Zooming in on security

By updatesPosted on 6th April 20206th April 2020Posted in COVID19, Member News, ScotlandISCyber

The business landscape has undergone a sudden, drastic shift to remote access, in order to cope with the current social isolation requirements. Commensurately, the usage of video conferencing applications has skyrocketed. Perhaps the video conference tool that has most benefited

NHS health information available through Alexa

By updatesPosted on 31st March 20209th January 2020Posted in Member News

The UK’s National Health Service is collaborating with Amazon to provide reliable health information from the NHS website through voice-assisted technology. The NHS is collaborating with Amazon to provide reliable health information from the NHS website through voice-assisted technology. The

COVID-19 and Strategic IT Contracts – Safeguarding your position in times of crisis

By updatesPosted on 26th March 202027th March 2020Posted in COVID19, Member News, Policy

Callum Sinclair, Head of Tech & Commercial, Burness Paull The coronavirus has occupied the attention of press all over the world. As the circumstances change rapidly, imposing additional burden across industries, it’s clear that technology businesses and related contracts are

COVID-19: Have you considered your cyber security risks?

By updatesPosted on 24th March 202027th March 2020Posted in COVID19, ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber

COVID-19 is having a huge impact on us all while we work from home, social distance ourselves from society and continue to keep our businesses going and surviving. For many SMEs the recent switch to home working has required a

Are you ready for smart, secure home working?

By updatesPosted on 17th March 202027th March 2020Posted in COVID19, Member News

IFB launch’s free 1-2-1 Remote and Home Working Clinic service to its customers in an effort to assist with the business planning in light of the potential impact of COVID-19. We know that in these uncertain times, protecting your team’s

Why edtech doesn’t have to be disruptive

By updatesPosted on 17th March 20209th January 2020Posted in Member News, Skills

Rob Orr, executive director of Virgin Media Business, explains why edtech doesn’t necessarily require radical change to make a positive difference to learning Each year, schools spend vast amounts of money on enhancing the education technology at their disposal, a

Make working from home, work for you

By updatesPosted on 16th March 202027th March 2020Posted in COVID19, Member News

Andrew Hart, Business Development Manager, Capito The continued spread of the coronavirus is causing much concern and some panic, with governments, businesses and individuals scrambling to prepare for a worst-case scenario while hoping for a positive breakthrough. Aside from

CloudPBX phone system provided free of charge to aid remote working during COVID-19 crisis

By updatesPosted on 16th March 202027th March 2020Posted in COVID19, Member News

CloudPBX, the hosted PBX service from Melrose Labs, has immediately been made available for free to any organisation around the world who need to have their staff work from home during the COVID-19 crisis. CloudPBX enables staff located in an

Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) open call for innovation

By updatesPosted on 16th March 202027th March 2020Posted in COVID19, Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

The Open Call is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and security of the UK. Your idea could be a concept, product or service, at various levels of maturity. Details The only way to submit a proposal to

Research and Policy Update

By updatesPosted on 16th March 202014th March 2020Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News

First of all, I’d like to thank all of you who participated in the Scottish Technology Industry Survey 2020. Motivating people to take time out of their busy days to fill in questionnaires can be a real struggle but this