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America’s National Center for Missing & Exploited Children partners with UK’s Cyan Forensics

By HeatherPosted on 15th August 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Cyan Forensics, the Edinburgh-based digital forensics startup, has today announced its first partnership in America. The company’s software helps police detect indecent images of children in minutes, speeding up the time it takes to search seized devices. Its partnership with

Cyber security standard for Scotland developed in Thurso

By HeatherPosted on 15th August 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Thurso-based non-profit organisation Cyber Security Scotland has created a cyber security standard that will be adopted by every public body in Scotland. Dr Keith Nicholson, founder and Executive Chair of Cyber Security Scotland explains: “We were commissioned by the Scottish

Axios Systems ranks No. 1 in four categories on the Ovum Decision Matrix for IT Service Management

By akerrPosted on 13th August 20195th February 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber

CYBER Blog Post Edinburgh – January 19, 2016: Global analyst house Ovum have awarded IT Service Management (ITSM) leader Axios Systems the highest rating in four key assessment categories. Highlighted within the Ovum Decision Matrix for ITSM powered by software-as-a-service (SaaS), the categories

Scottish Government Digital Identity in Scotland Programme – Sitekit Proof of Concept

By HeatherPosted on 9th August 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber

Paper Abstract The Scottish Government Digital Identity Scotland Programme Board has the remit to deliver: “A robust, secure and trustworthy mechanism by which an individual member of the public can demonstrate their identity online” In support of this aim, Scottish

Unauthenticated flaw within global airline check-in provider Amadeus

By HeatherPosted on 16th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

A recently patched unauthenticated flaw within global airline check-in provider Amadeus allowed individuals to download boarding passes belonging to other travers’ that were valid for future flights and gain access to travellers personal information. In a recent technical advisory, 7 Elements discovered that

Creative Informatics – Challenge Projects

By HeatherPosted on 11th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber

The first round of the Creative Informatics challenge projects has been announced. They are looking for Individuals and SME’s that can provide data-driven solutions to challenges set by four of Edinburgh’s leading cultural organisations. Funding of up to £20k is

Cyber resilience put on the map through ‘amazing series of events’ hosted as part of Cyber Scotland Week

By HeatherPosted on 7th June 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber, Skills

The National Cyber Security Centre’s annual conference, CyberUK 2019, came to Glasgow and Scotland for the first time in April this year. The UK government’s flagship cyber security event attracted more than 2,000 delegates who came together to debate and discuss the

KAL to license ground-breaking new ATM hypervisor technology to banks, partners and competitors

By HeatherPosted on 29th May 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber

KAL has announced that it is making its OS-Virtualization technology available to all interested parties – including KAL’s customers, partners and competitors. Our customers can now license this innovative technology directly from KAL. Additionally, we are making an OEM version

Recent Malware Advice warnings on potential Vulnerabilities

By HeatherPosted on 21st May 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

The Scottish Business Resilience Centre Cyber Team would like to inform its members and partners of some recent vulnerabilities highlighted as critical by Microsoft, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and security vendors. Patching your systems is advised immediately. Remote

Facebook Marketplace flaw revealed seller’s exact location

By HeatherPosted on 24th April 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Facebook has patched a flaw in its digital marketplace that could have been abused to identify the location of a seller, and by extension, their goods. Facebook Marketplace, available via both the Facebook app and website, allows users to list items