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In Scotland we have a thriving and growing cyber security community and ecosystem – but is it innovative? And can we do more to encourage innovation and to support our cyber entrepreneurs? Scotland has a large cyber community, with over
Edinburgh start-up Blockchain Technology Partners (BTP) has appointed Paul Forrest as chairman after completing a funding round led by Standard Life Aberdeen veterans Martin Gilbert and Andrew Laing. Forrest is a strategy consultant who has worked with firms such as
Local energy trading using blockchain is now live in the Orkney islands off the coast of Scotland. The project is led by UK entech company Electron. Over 1,100 trades have taken place at the time of writing since the end of
Innovate UK said that it has helped Cyborn, an Edinburgh-based company, launch a data security business which it says can seriously disrupt how digital information is safely kept and yet accessible in the cloud. As per the Scottish firm, more
The UK’s rapidly-growing safety tech sector is helping make the online world safer for millions of people, a report published today shows. Study shows significant growth of ‘safety tech’ businesses and their importance in plans to make UK the safest
The National Institutes of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is asking industry to demonstrate products and technical expertise to support its project entitled, 5G Cybersecurity: Preparing a Secure Evolution. The Department of Commerce said in
The Easyjet breach, which resulted from a “highly sophisticated” attack, will have sent shockwaves around many companies – with 9 million customers impacted and over 2000 credit card details accessed. The latest breach continues to highlight that all organisations, regardless
A recent client incident response engagement relating to a ransomware attack has led us here at 7 Elements to explore trends in attack vectors and malware strains. As part of the response, we took a deep dive into the Emotet
It is hard to believe a month has gone by since my last blog – you would have thought time would go slowly as weekdays blur into weekends but somehow they are going by surprisingly fast. Hopefully by next month’s
Scottish IT company, Converged Communication Solutions, has further strengthened the cybersecurity services it delivers to clients by joining the NextWave Partner Programme of global cybersecurity leader Palo Alto Networks.For Aberdeen-headquartered Converged, which provides Internet connectivity, telephony, IT support and cybersecurity
