Police Scotland has sent out an awareness alert regarding a WhatsApp scam. The scam begins when a criminal gets access to another WhatsApp users’ account, which has you listed as a contact. The criminal, posing as your friend or someone
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ID Cyber Solutions in the Caribbean
In partnership with the Regional Security System, ID Cyber are proud to be sponsoring and delivering the EC-Council Certified Incident Handler course at the Regional Security System Training Institute, Barbados, this week. Our Global Operations Director and lead instructor Cary Hendricks is currently teaching the
NCSC Launches Two New Cyber Services for Small Businesses
The 2023 Digital Technology Awards shortlist showcases “The Magic of Tech”
ScotlandIS, the cluster management organisation for Scotland’s digital technology industry, have today announced the shortlist for their 13th annual Digital Technology Awards. The awards showcase the enormous talent within the tech sector, celebrating individuals and organisations across the length and
Women Do Cyber 2023 Announce 40 New Scholarships
Women Do Cyber has announced 40 new scholarships to mobilise and bring more women into cyber security career development opportunities from May 2023. The scholarship opportunity will also offer women in cyber mentoring support from established women cyber practitioners and technology leaders
Soaring levels of cyber crime and fraud prompt SBRC rebrand
Scotland’s business resilience organisation has changed its name to reflect a rising national threat from cyber crime and fraud. The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC), the not-for-profit dedicated to helping educate and support Scottish organisations to avoid the fallout from
Reflecting on the Power of Partnerships on CyberScotland’s 2nd Anniversary
Scots multinational IT services business unveils cyber defence technologies
CGI’s Escape Room for Security Training Arrives in Edinburgh
As CyberScotland Week kicks off, IT and business consulting firm CGI has brought its ‘Cyber Escape’ experience to Edinburgh to help participants test and better their cybersecurity skills. Designed to complement existing security awareness training, Cyber Escape is a free escape room-style
Scottish cyber security start-up launches
A new Scottish cyber security start-up, and ScotlandIS Cyber Showcase participant, has now formally launched. Perth-based HighGround operates a user-centric security platform, developed based on the specific needs of business IT teams to help them understand their cyber risk profile,