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Ionburst receives multiple nominations in Computing Security Awards

By updatesPosted on 26th October 202126th October 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandISData

ScotlandIS member, Ionburst, has been nominated several times over in this year’s Computing Security Awards. The data security firm, along with its developer-focused platform Ionburst Cloud, has been nominated for five categories including: One to Watch Security Company, One to

European Investment Advisory Hub and ECSO announce first step towards a new pan-European cybersecurity investment instrument

By updatesPosted on 14th October 202114th October 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

The European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) and the European Investment Advisory Hub, a joint advisory initiative of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and the European Commission, announced today their participation in a feasibility study on the design and set-up of

Scottish Cyber Awards 2021 | Meet the Finalists

By updatesPosted on 14th October 202115th October 2021Posted in Industry News, Member News, ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber

The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has announced the finalists for the 2021 Scottish Cyber Awards. Now in its fifth year, the awards recognise and celebrate stand-out individuals and organisations making a positive impact in Scotland’s cybersecurity sector. Individual awards span

Over 90% of Companies Hit by Supply Chain Cybersecurity Breaches

By updatesPosted on 14th October 202115th October 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

New cybersecurity research has found that 97% of surveyed companies suffered ill-effects due to a breach occurring in their supply chains. In addition, 93% of the companies said that weaknesses in their supply chain had led to a direct cybersecurity

NCSC Head: Ransomware “Most Immediate Danger” to UK Businesses

By updatesPosted on 14th October 202115th October 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

Head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Lindy Cameron, has singled out Russia as the biggest perpetrator of ransomware attacks. Speaking at a Chatham House Cyber conference, Cameron said that ransomware attacks pose a threat to everyone, from schools to large

Cyber Cluster: Driving growth and innovation

By updatesPosted on 14th October 202114th October 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber

Ciara Mitchell, Head of the Cyber Cluster, has written her monthly blog around how the cluster helps drive innovation across Scotland. One of the aims of any cluster is to support and drive growth of that sector with a particular

Discounted cyber courses for Cyber Security Awareness Month

By updatesPosted on 6th October 20216th October 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber, Skills

In support of #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth, OSP Cyber Academy are offering a discount to their Affiliate Partner Customers. Any customer of ScotlandIS will receive 20% off their entire library of courses, when purchased during the month of October. In order to receive

ScotSoft2021 – Did someone say Cyber?

By updatesPosted on 4th October 20214th October 2021Posted in ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber

This year’s virtual ScotSoft 2021 is shaping up to be as insightful as ever, with nearly thirty speaker sessions bringing together global names to talk about digital transformation or machine learning, to space technologies or ethical hacking. To give you

PLANS FOR SCOTTISH CYBER INNOVATION HUB BACKED BY INDUSTRY LEADERS

By updatesPosted on 28th September 202128th September 2021Posted in Industry News, Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Industry leaders have backed plans to create the first Scottish Cyber Security Innovation Hub, to help drive further growth and innovation in Scotland’s thriving cyber security sector. ScotlandIS Cyber is leading the initiative, which is set to benefit the economy through the creation of new jobs and place

Initiative to Tackle Gender Diversity in Cyber Security Convenes First Meeting in Edinburgh

By updatesPosted on 23rd September 202123rd September 2021Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Member News, ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber

The “Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security” initiative officially launches its Autumn cohort this week, with the first members of the programme, designed to tackle gender diversity in cyber security, meeting in person for the first time in Edinburgh. The