ScotlandIS Cyber

Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish Government are running this free information session on The Future of Cyber Security Skills in Scotland.

Whether you are from education, academia or industry, come along to find out more about:

• The importance of cyber security skills in Scotland
• The different pathways to a cyber security career
• Where are the cyber security skills challenges?

There will also be a chance to influence strategic planning for cyber security skills development in the future.

This webinar will support lecturers delivering the Ethical Hacking unit within the HNC/D in Cyber Security. 

Ian Lowe, Head of Consulting at Quorum Cyber will:

• provide an overview of industry recognised tools for reconnaissance (passive / active) and scanning (such as, Kali, SE Toolkit, Nmap, Zenmap, OpenVAS and Nessus.)
• outline what is typically contained within a contract between a pen tester and their client i.e., the scope of work, NDA, liability release and rules of engagement.
• cover what is typically included in a findings report and
• touch on what organisations could, or should, use to help against disclosing data that could be used against them.

Further information:

This is a webinar and joining instructions to access the session will be issued upon booking.  A test session will be made available to delegates on 10th March 2020 between 2 and 4pm.  During this time colleagues will be offered support to access the technology.

This event is for lecturers only.  To book onto the session please contact Lesley.Broadwood@scotlandis.com 

Speakers: Elizabeth Hollinger, Head of Analytics and BI at Aggreko and colleagues and Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel, Senior Lecturer in Statistics and Data Science at the University of Edinburgh.

What this will cover:

• a presentation from Aggreko in which they talk about how data science is applied within their business, through illustrative examples;

• a presentation from Mina Çetinkaya-Rundel in which she will outline how he is teaching data science at undergraduate level.  He will also touch on:
• how the curriculum is assessed;

• what technologies are being using and the challenges and opportunities presented by teaching in this area.

• include a site visit.

This event is for lecturers only.   To register your interest for this event, please email Lesley.Broadwood@scotlandis.com

This webinar will support lecturers delivering the Ethical Hacking unit within the HNC/D in Cyber Security.  

An industry speaker tbc will:

• outline the exploitation frameworks and tools that are most commonly used and in which context

• demonstrate some of the tools that could be used for delivering lessons

• provide examples of exploits

• discuss the typical suite of tests that can be run

• provide some examples of covering tracks, such as the migrate function in Meterpreter

• cover present industry practices used to identify if covering tracks has been carried out within an organisation

• provide demonstrations of some of the tools that could be used for delivering lessons on hacking, post exploitation and covering tracks.

Further information:

This is a webinar and joining instructions to access the session will be issued upon booking.  A test session will be made available to delegates on 23rd March 2020 between 2 and 4pm.  During this time colleagues will be offered support to access the technology.

This event is for lecturers only.  To book onto the session please contact lesley.broadwood@scotlandis.com 

Holyrood Connect are delighted to present our 3rd annual Cyber Security NI conference.

Growing out of Holyrood’s highly succesful Cyber Security Scotland conference series, running for the past 7 years, Cyber Security NI has quickly established itself as the premier conference for public security security and IT professionals in Northern Ireland.

In our 2020 edition, you’ll have the chance to hear practical examples of best practice delivered from across the United Kingdom and abroad, plus you’ll have the chance to meet and network with colleagues from across the public sector as part of our high-energy interactive sessions.

The conference also provides a forum to hear from innovative technology suppliers who will be on hand to answer your questions and to guide you through a host of products than improve your organisations cyber security and resillience.

Tickets are free for the public sector, but places are limited, so register now to make sure you don’t miss out.

Key issues to be addressed

• Up-to-date briefing on the latest in cyber-security practice and policy
• Expert analysis of the emerging threat landscape both at home and abroad
• Good practice and innovation in preventing, detecting and responding to cyber attacks
• Developing a whole-organisation approach to cyber hygiene – improving awareness, culture and behaviour
• Horizon scanning: cyber security and emerging technology

Who should attend

The conference is an unmissable forum for senior public-sector ICT and security professionals as well as those private sector organisations who supply and partner with the public sector. The majority of delegates at last year’s conference were drawn from central government, local government, police and fire services, health services and further/higher education.

A small number of Third and Private Sector places are also available to purchase.

Want to hear how to supply into the Financial Services sector? Or are you in a Financial Services company and looking for some innovative companies in the data or cyber space?

Come along to learn about the challenges faced by Financial Services companies which need solutions and find out about the practical steps and considerations which needed to be addressed to be considered seriously as a supplier into this industry.

For Financial Services companies, there is an opportunity to hear from some data and cyber who are developing innovative products and services, which might help solve problems or which could be applied to gain competitive advantage.

The event offers a great chance to network with industry experts across the financial services, data and cyber sectors.

To register for this event please email Nicole Johnston, Nicole.Johnston@scotlandis.com

You can enter the Awards here or book your table below.

Get ready to race! Assemble your team and join members and the ScotlandIS team for an adrenaline packed, team night at Xtreme Karting in Falkirk. Ideal for a team building event or to blow off some steam and most importantly for the opportunity to win and gain some serious bragging rights!

Last year’s event proved a massive hit with members, as teams flew around the track fighting off fierce competition. Edgy, exciting and fun, this is a highly competitive race event, specially designed to let you experience the thrill of competitive racing.

Teams take to the track for a practice / qualifying session before taking to the start line for the highly competitive endurance main race.

You will manage your driver changeovers and tactics throughout and at the end, the team with the most laps will take to the podium to get their medals and lead the celebrations!

Teams are made up of four drivers and we provide pizza, tea, coffee and soft drinks for all participants.

Cost: £300 + VAT

To book your place contact Nicole Johnston, Nicole.Johnston@scotlandis.com

You’re all hooked up to the digital world.
You’re on Insta, Snapchat and gaming with the best of them.
You’re totally in control of your online presence, right?

Part live theatre, part gaming experience, The Big Data Show uses ingenious digital magic to help us question just how cyber savvy we really are. And what ARE we actually agreeing to every time we plug in our personal details online?

Using the story of real-life teenage hacker Rupert Goodwins as a starting point, Civic Digits’s brand new interactive show places YOU at the heart of the action and assigns your mobile device a starring role.

Join us for a uniquely interactive and entertaining theatre event where all of our digital lives are scrutinized like never before.

Play the game:
Ticket holders are requested to download an app and play a game for approx one week prior to performance.
Search for the app “Swipe – Big Data Show” which can be download through Apple Store or Google Playstore for Android.

£11.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket); concessions £7.50

You’re all hooked up to the digital world.
You’re on Insta, Snapchat and gaming with the best of them.
You’re totally in control of your online presence, right?

Part live theatre, part gaming experience, The Big Data Show uses ingenious digital magic to help us question just how cyber savvy we really are. And what ARE we actually agreeing to every time we plug in our personal details online?

Using the story of real-life teenage hacker Rupert Goodwins as a starting point, Civic Digits’s brand new interactive show places YOU at the heart of the action and assigns your mobile device a starring role.

Join us for a uniquely interactive and entertaining theatre event where all of our digital lives are scrutinized like never before.

Play the game:
Ticket holders are requested to download an app and play a game for approx one week prior to performance.
Search for the app “Swipe – Big Data Show” which can be download through Apple Store or Google Playstore for Android.

£11.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket); concessions £7.50

You’re all hooked up to the digital world.
You’re on Insta, Snapchat and gaming with the best of them.
You’re totally in control of your online presence, right?

Part live theatre, part gaming experience, The Big Data Show uses ingenious digital magic to help us question just how cyber savvy we really are. And what ARE we actually agreeing to every time we plug in our personal details online?

Using the story of real-life teenage hacker Rupert Goodwins as a starting point, Civic Digits’s brand new interactive show places YOU at the heart of the action and assigns your mobile device a starring role.

Join us for a uniquely interactive and entertaining theatre event where all of our digital lives are scrutinized like never before.

Play the game:
Ticket holders are requested to download an app and play a game for approx one week prior to performance.
Search for the app “Swipe – Big Data Show” which can be download through Apple Store or Google Playstore for Android.

£11.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket); concessions £7.50