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ScotlandIS response to the Government Cyber Security Strategy

By updatesPosted on 27th January 202227th January 2022Posted in Industry News, Policy, ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber

ScotlandIS Cyber is delighted to see the UK government’s strong focus on cyber resilience with the launch of the Government Cyber Security Strategy. Following the National Cyber Strategy (launched in December 2021) which seeks to firmly establish the UK as

Cyan Forensics appoints new VP Sales to lead growth

By updatesPosted on 17th January 202217th January 2022Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Cyan Forensics has appointed Stuart Hutchinson as VP of Sales for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and APAC (Asia Pacific), to help accelerate its sales growth in the UK and deliver on international expansion plans. Stuart is a former

Search for Scotland’s very best digital technology innovation and talent is underway

By updatesPosted on 13th January 202213th January 2022Posted in Industry News, Opportunity, ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandISData

Nominations now open for the twelfth annual ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards in Glasgow New categories announced including Climate Champion, Open-Source Contribution and Best Workplace Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Digital Technology Awards, led once again by ScotlandIS

THE GLOBAL BUSINESS INNOVATION PROGRAMME: Japan – 5G Technology

By updatesPosted on 10th January 202210th January 2022Posted in Industry News, Opportunity, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandISData

The Global Business Innovation Programme –5G is organised by Innovate UK and delivered by Innovate UK EDGE. It consists of a four-day innovation visit focussed on Japan’s thriving cellular technology system, including a post-visit exploitation workshop, along with support for

Quorum Cyber embarks on the next chapter of growth

By updatesPosted on 5th January 20225th January 2022Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Quorum Cyber has received investment from a global private equity firm, Livingbridge, to help achieve its vision to become Microsoft’s leading specialist security partner in Europe. It has been a fantastic 12 months for Quorum Cyber. The company has developed

New Blueprint to protect UK from Cyber Threats

By updatesPosted on 16th December 202116th December 2021Posted in Industry News, Policy, ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber

The Government has published its new National Cyber Strategy which sets out how the UK will solidify its position as a global cyber power. This is the first major milestone following the publication of the Government’s Integrated Review earlier this

A Cyber Cluster Wrap

By updatesPosted on 8th December 20218th December 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber

It’s the final blog of 2021 from our Head of Cyber, Ciara, as she reflects on all of the cluster activities from the past year, as well as the successes of our cluster companies. I’m getting a sense of deja

NCSC & KMPG UK launch results of second cyber Diversity and Inclusion Survey

By updatesPosted on 8th December 20218th December 2021Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

The NCSC & KPMG UK’s 2020 Diversity and Inclusion report set the baseline for diversity and inclusion in the cyber security industry: one year on, the second annual survey – the results of which were launched on 23 November – provides the

NCSC Annual Review 2021

By updatesPosted on 8th December 20218th December 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ, is the UK’s technical authority for cyber security. Since the NCSC was created in 2016 as part of the Government’s National Cyber Security Strategy, it has worked to make the

CyberFirst – forging a path into teaching

By updatesPosted on 2nd December 20213rd December 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

CyberFirst is a programme of opportunities developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (a part of GCHQ), to help young people explore their passion for technology by introducing them to the fast-paced world of cyber security. CyberFirst covers a broad