ScotlandISCyber Archives

WHY ARE SUPPLY CHAIN CYBER ATTACKS ON THE RISE?

By updatesPosted on 2nd August 20212nd August 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Celerity Limited has written a blog all about supply chain cyber attacks and why we are seeing an increase in these across all sectors. Supply chain cyber-attacks seek to infiltrate and damage an organisation by attacking vulnerabilities in the supply

West Lothian College NPA in Cyber Security Graduates

By updatesPosted on 27th July 202127th July 2021Posted in ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber, Skills

The initial cohort of West Lothian College’s NPA in Cyber Security have completed, and are now looking for entry-level opportunities within cyber. The 6-Week NPA in Cyber Security at SCQF Level 6 taught students how to protect individuals and businesses

Tapping into neurodivergent talent could close tech skills gap, says ScotlandIS CEO

By updatesPosted on 22nd July 202122nd July 2021Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber, Skills

Check out this column from our own Karen Meechan, in conjunction with Skills Development Scotland, giving her perspective on recruiting neurodivergent talent. In Scotland, one in ten individuals are neurodivergent. Yet a clear focus on how we can support and

Plans for governing body to make digital identities as trusted as passports

By updatesPosted on 21st July 202121st July 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

Plans to boost legal status of digital identities to make them as widely recognised as driver’s licences and bank statements Easily recognised trustmarks to be issued for digital identity products to build public confidence Plans to create a new system

The value of the cluster

By updatesPosted on 20th July 202120th July 2021Posted in ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber

It’s time for July’s blog from our Head of Cyber, Ciara, where she reflects on the significance of clusters in driving industry growth, and how the ScotlandIS Cyber cluster achieves this. Last February as part of Cyber Scotland Week, we

Global technology expert Ciara Smyth joins Cyan’s board as non-executive director

By updatesPosted on 19th July 202119th July 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Cyan, the Edinburgh-based scale-up whose technology helps law enforcement, social media and cloud companies find and block harmful online content from paedophiles and terrorists, has added significant global technology and human capital expertise to its board with the appointment of

Scotland’s cyber sector gets £700,000 UK Government investment

By JoannePosted on 19th July 202119th July 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

Scotland’s cyber security businesses are set to get access to £700,000 in UK-wide funding to help develop skills, collaboration and break down local barriers to growth. The funding – from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport – has

Scottish cyber expert appointed as ecosystem development lead for UKC3

By updatesPosted on 9th July 20219th July 2021Posted in ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber

Ciara Mitchell, cluster manager for Scotland’s cyber cluster at tech trade body ScotlandIS, has been appointed as a board member and ecosystem development lead in the UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration (UKC3). This comes at a time when Scotland is becoming

Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: Call for bids

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

The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) is inviting bids for their cyber and technology programme, with a closing date of 26 July 2021. In the recently published Integrated Review, the UK’s vision is to be a leading, responsible cyber power,

UK Cyber Security Council First Initiatives to Tackle Skills Gap

By updatesPosted on 6th July 20216th July 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISCyber, Skills

With the UK’s cybersecurity hampered by a lack of skills, the Cyber Security Council has made tackling the gap a priority. The UK’s Cyber Security Council has launched its first two initiatives to help develop the country’s cybersecurity industry. Both