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Participate in New Cybersecurity Product Development

By updatesPosted on 27th May 202127th May 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber, Opportunity

Crossword Cybersecurity and the University of Glasgow are inviting businesses to participate in the development of an innovative product in the privacy governance space. The aim is to give businesses the opportunity to shape a new product that would address

Scotland’s Cyber Cluster joins Global EPIC

By updatesPosted on 26th May 20211st June 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber

ScotlandIS Cyber has become part of cyber cluster platform, Global EPIC. Global Ecosystems Partnership in Innovation and Cybersecurity (Global EPIC) is an ecosystem of cyber clusters and innovation partners. It has an aim of facilitating global collaboration among cybersecurity ecosystems

CyberScotland Chair to Lead the Battle Against Cyber Crime

By updatesPosted on 26th May 202127th May 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

Jude McCorry has been selected as the first chair of the CyberScotland Partnership, formed earlier this year to build cyber resilience. ScotlandIS is one of 10 organisations that form the CyberScotland Partnership, which has appointed Jude McCorry to chair the

Computer Misuse Act 1990: call for information

By updatesPosted on 26th May 202126th May 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

The scope of this call is the Computer Misuse Act 1990, including offences and the powers available to law enforcement agencies to investigate those offences. The consultation is aimed at UK organisations including: academia business law enforcement agencies the cybersecurity

Scotland plays a key role in new body to represent UK Cyber interests

By updatesPosted on 26th May 202126th May 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

A new organisation called UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration (UKC3) has been launched to support economic growth in the cyber security industry with strong representation from Gloucestershire. UKC3 will deliver initiatives designed to stimulate innovation and support the development of cyber

Edinburgh Napier spin-out appoints Pete Jaco as CEO to tackle growing ransomware threat

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

Tech entrepreneur Pete Jaco has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of a University spin-out geared to tackling the multi-billion pound ransomware market. MemCrypt was spun out of research at Edinburgh Napier’s School of Computing with substantial backing from Scottish Enterprise,

Online Safety Bill Promises Tough Action on Web Security

By updatesPosted on 17th May 202117th May 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

Westminster says its “landmark” bill will keep children safe, stop racial hate and protect democracy online, but questions still remain. The UK Government has released more information on its Online Safety Bill, which it hopes will protect the public surfing the

New plans to boost cyber resilience of UK’s critical supply chains

By updatesPosted on 17th May 202127th May 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

IT management firms could be required to follow updated new security standards Managed Service Providers and firms procuring digital services asked to feedback on plans Only one in twenty firms address vulnerabilities in wider supply chain New proposals to help

Resilient Results for Scotland’s Digital Tech Sector as ScotlandIS launches 2021 Manifesto

By HeatherPosted on 4th May 20213rd May 2021Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, Policy, ScotlandIS News

Scotland’s tech sector has weathered a difficult year and remains optimistic about the year ahead, according to the latest annual survey launched today by ScotlandIS. The survey, the annual barometer for the tech sector, shows that Scotland’s tech sector remained

New cyber security laws to protect smart devices amid pandemic sales surge

By updatesPosted on 29th April 202129th April 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

Apple, Samsung, Google and other manufacturers will say when smartphones, smart speakers and other devices will stop getting security updates Easy-to-guess default passwords to be banned on virtually all devices under new law Rules will make it easier for people