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Department for Business and Trade have an upcoming opportunity for Scottish cyber companies to participate in a cyber security mission to South Africa in early June. DBT South Africa want to bring up to eight UK cyber companies to the
The UK Cyber Security Council has launched its Diversity Process Flow paper, identifying overcomplicated language, unclear qualification requirements and a lack of role models from underrepresented backgrounds as key barriers to increasing diversity within the sector. The paper has been produced following
After 37 years in the civil service you might think it’s time to put your feet up and take it easy. But an Aberdeenshire-based woman has done just the opposite – earning herself a nomination for a prestigious award. Marion
On behalf of the British Embassy Riyadh, UK Defence & Security Exports at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is excited to announce a UK Cybersecurity Trade Mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in November 2023. The trade
Check out the first blog from our new Head of ScotlandIS Cyber, Beverly Bowles, as she recounts her recent trip to CYBERUK 2023 in Belfast. Last week I travelled to Belfast with Head of Operations, Nicola Taylor, to attend CYBERUK
Scottish tech businesses are planning a major employment drive as increased exports push sales, according to new research from ScotlandIS. The trade body has released its annual Scottish Technology Industry Survey, which reveals a steadying financial position and increasingly international
A cyber initiative has been brought to life at West Lothian College. CyberDrive, which is a roaming cyber security unit creating pop up cyber labs in West Lothian high schools and communities, was launched at the college’s recent Open Day.
ScotlandIS CEO Karen Meechan has written a comment piece for The Herald, on export opportunities available to Scottish tech companies and how these are essential in aiding the scaling of startups to drive our economy. Along with investment, start-ups grow
We are pleased to introduce our new Head of the ScotlandIS Cyber Cluster: Beverly Bowles! Bev joined ScotlandIS last summer as the Project Lead on our IT Managed Services work, running a series of ITMS events, building a community of
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
