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| Jan 4, 2023 | Free Cyber Assessments Available for Scots Businesses | Scottish businesses can now accesses free cyber assessments, courtesy of the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC).
With the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently reporting 2.7 million cases of cyber fraud in the UK over 2021-... |
| Nov 24, 2022 | Winners Announced at 2022 Scottish Cyber Awards | The winners of the 2022 Scottish Cyber Awards have been announced, with Gareth Rae taking home the Champion of Champions Award on the night.
Hosted live at Sheraton Grand Hotel in Edinburgh, the awards brought together more than 250 people ... |
| Jul 6, 2022 | DIGIT Movers and Shakers | June 2022 | Recruitment Brillband
Scottish broadband firm Brillband has made two key appointments as it prepares to launch a trial of its app technology in Scotland.
Entrepreneur and fundraising specialist behind investing company Raising Partners, Hel... |
| Jun 27, 2022 | Cybersecurity Guide to Protect from Possible Summer of Scams | The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC), Police Scotland, and the Royal Bank of Scotland have released a cybersecurity guide to protect the public from a possible upsurge of cyber-attacks this summer.
Online scammers are putting fini... |
| Jun 16, 2022 | SBRC Secures Membership to New Abertay cyberQuarter | The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has secured a place at Abertay University’s newly launched Abertay cyberQuarter in Dundee.
An increased presence in the city will boost opportunities for the organisation to engage with busines... |
| Jun 6, 2022 | Movers and Shakers | May 2022 | Recruitment Archangels
Edinburgh-based angel investment syndicate Archangels has announced the appointment of Ian Macleod as the new chair of its board.
The former investment analyst and fund manager takes over from Eric Young, who has held... |
| May 11, 2022 | Russian Cyber-attack on Viasat: What Happened? | New intelligence from the UK and US has claimed that a Russian cyber-attack targeted satellite communications company Viasat in Ukraine.
The attack was reportedly conducted on February 24th, the day Russian President Vladimir Putin declared... |
| Apr 8, 2022 | DIGIT Movers and Shakers | March 2022 | Recruitment Hamilton Forth
Hamilton Forth, a part of the Livingston James Group, has strengthened its team of digital and technology recruiters with the appointment of two new consultants, Lynne Munro and Hazel Swan.
Munro and Swan join the... |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Is Your Business Ready to Deal with the Impact of a Cyber-Incident? | Despite high-profile attacks on major companies making the headlines, cybersecurity has become a more salient issue for businesses of all sizes.
Recent data from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) revealed that cyberattacks are an ev... |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Business Leaders to Get Cyber-skills Training Through SBRC Course | The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) is encouraging CEOs and directors across the UK to start protecting their organisations’ cyber assets through a new cyber-skills training course.
Its Cyber Executive Education Course – which wi... |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Scots Firms Urged to Tighten Security Amid Threat of Russian Cyber-attacks | As the situation in Eastern Europe escalates further, the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has warned there will likely be an increase in retaliatory Russian cyber-attacks against other nations.
While no specific cyber threats aga... |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Scottish Business Resilience Centre’s New App Warns of Cyber-threats | The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has launched a new app to provide advice and support for businesses to do everything they can to stay safe – online and offline.
Through targeted push notifications, businesses that download th... |
| Jul 28, 2021 | SBRC and Police Scotland Enhance Security Ahead of COP26 | Both physical and cyber security during the extensive two-week event has been the priority for both the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) and Police Scotland, who are expecting 30,000 people to visit the city during this time.
To c... |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Five Scottish IoT Cybersecurity Projects to Watch | Of the many technological changes the Covid-19 pandemic has brought about, the need for greater adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) and digital technologies has been one of the most apparent.
Vodafone’s IoT Spotlight 2020 report highlighte... |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Cyber Basics | The Essentials for Improved Cybersecurity | National restrictions may be receding, but many of the effects of the global pandemic will live on, including the huge expansion and acceptance of remote working.
Delivering this ability to operate and communicate, all while abiding by phys... |
| Jun 10, 2021 | JBS Cyber Attack: Firm Forks out $11m Ransom, But Was it Right to Pay? | Meat processing giant JBS revealed it has paid an $11 million (£7.8m) ransom to recover data stolen in a cyber attack.
JBS systems were compromised in a major ransomware attack last week which saw operations in Australia, Canada and the Uni... |
| Jun 3, 2021 | New Research Casts Doubts on Scottish Cyber Resilience | Concerns have been raised over Scotland’s cyber resilience after more than one-third (38%) of businesses said they do not feel prepared for a cyberattack.
The findings come from research published by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre ... |
| May 28, 2021 | What Are The Top Cybersecurity Tips for Small Businesses? | The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on small businesses cannot be understated. Across Scotland, and indeed globally, small businesses have been forced to contend with one of the most disruptive periods in living memory.
And this isn’t th... |
| May 6, 2021 | World Password Day | Experts Share Good Password Habits | May 6th is World Password Day, a day dedicated to encouraging good password culture and avoiding common mistakes.
Passwords are both the first line of cybersecurity defence and its greatest weakness. Poor password management makes it easier... |
| Mar 8, 2021 | DIGIT Deal Roundup Column | February 2021 | Deals and Partnerships
Check Point and SBRC
Check Point announced it will partner with the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) to support its new cyber incident response helpline for Scottish SMEs.
Launched in October 2020, the free ... |
| Mar 3, 2021 | SBRC Appoints Entrepreneur Paul Atkinson as New Chair | Entrepreneur and angel investor Paul Atkinson has been named as the new Chair of the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC).
He joins the SBRC as it seeks to further highlight and support Scottish businesses through tumultuous times.
As... |
| Feb 16, 2021 | SBRC Updates ‘Exercise in a Box’ Programme to Tackle Ransomware Threats | In response to the growing risk of ransomware attacks, the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has made a significant update to its ‘Exercise in a Box’ programme which it has been running with businesses across Scotland since late 20... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | ‘Plain Speaking’ SBRC Course to Bolster Executive Cyber Awareness | A new training programme will provide non-technical business leaders throughout Scotland with the skills needed to better understand and manage their organisation’s cybersecurity risks.
Led by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) ... |
| Jan 15, 2021 | SEPA Systems Knocked Offline by ‘Ongoing’ Ransomware Attack | The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has confirmed it is responding to an ongoing ransomware attack launched by a highly organised, international cybercrime group.
The cyber-attack was launched on Christmas Eve and has knocke... |
| Jan 8, 2021 | DIGIT Movers and Shakers | December 2020 | Recruitment Cloud Cover IT
Glasgow-based digital transformation firm Cloud Cover IT has strengthened its developer, commercial and senior leadership teams with the appointment of eight new employees, despite the challenging business environ... |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Founding NCSC Chief Exec Ciaran Martin Joins SBRC Board | The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has announced that Ciaran Martin, the founding CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has joined its board.
In his new role at SBRC, Martin will work closely with Chief Executive Jude... |
| Nov 25, 2020 | Black Friday Scams: How to Stay Safe Online This Festive Season | Ahead of the sales rush on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the National Cyber Security Centre has issued tips to help consumers stay safe online.
The Centre hopes to enable shoppers before, during and after the sales to employ basic techniqu... |
| Nov 23, 2020 | SBRC Announces Launch of New Cyber Community Awards | The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has announced it is now accepting entries for the first Cyber Community Awards.
The awards will recognise and celebrate the work being done by businesses, academics, and individuals to keep Sco... |
| Sep 10, 2020 | SBRC Given Green Light to lead NCSC Cyber Programme in Scotland | The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has won a tender from the Scottish Government to deliver the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Exercise in a Box to businesses across Scotland.
Through the scheme, more than 250 organisat... |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Comment | The Role of Mentoring in Shaping the New Economy | As lockdown in Scotland begins to ease, it is obvious our old ‘normal’ has gone and will not return. The next few months will see a major economic adjustment while the Scottish and UK Governments have provided an unprecedented amount of sup... |
| Apr 20, 2020 | Scots Warned to Look Out for Rise in Counterfeits During Pandemic | Criminals are profiting from the panic and fear caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and fuelling a rise in counterfeit goods, according to the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC).
The SBRC has reported a spike in counterfeit crime – alon... |
| Jun 19, 2019 | Flourishing Sector to be Celebrated at Fourth Scottish Cyber Awards | Applications have now been opened for the fourth annual Scottish Cyber Awards, hosted by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC).
Last year’s event saw a record-breaking 350 people in attendance on the night to celebrate and recognis... |
| Feb 22, 2019 | SBRC Launches Cyber Security Guide for Gamers | Cyber experts are urging Scottish gamers to avoid sinister cyber attacks by improving their cybersecurity awareness.
The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) is helping to raise awareness about cyber attacks by providing players with ... |
| Dec 6, 2018 | DIGIT Movers and Shakers November 2018 | Recruitment Waterstons
Business and IT consultancy, Waterstons, has appointed Robert Cowan as the new lead consultant for manufacturing.
Cowan joins the firm having served as Lead Practioner for the West of Scotland at the Scottish Manufact... |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Scottish Brewery Hit by Sophisticated Ransomware Attack | Arran Brewery has been the victim of a ransomware attack after a worker opened an email attachment that contained the virus.
The cyber criminals demanded that the company fork over two bitcoins, worth a total of £9,600, in order to have its... |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Computing Teacher Praised for Efforts to Close Technology Gender Gap | A teacher committed to closing the gender gap in cyber security and computing science has been praised by Scotland’s industry leaders.
In the coming months, Toni Scullion, who teaches at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, wi... |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Still Struggling with GDPR? There’s an App for That | The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is still relatively new and many companies are still learning how best to navigate the new directive. In the run-up to its implementation, many businesses scrambled to ensure they were legal... |
| May 30, 2018 | DIGIT: Movers and Shakers May 2018 | Appointments Women’s Enterprise Scotland
Mark Logan has become the first male ambassador to join Women’s Enterprise Scotland (WES). Logan will be leading a campaign to recruit a new cohort of male ambassadors. Logan, a former Skyscanner exe... |
| May 3, 2018 | Digital Energy 2018: An Industry Innovating and Evolving | DIGIT’s fifth annual Digital Energy conference took place in Aberdeen this week. The two-day event captured an industry in the throes of change, where innovation, technology and data are becoming ever more critical to long-term success.
It’... |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Hackers Delight: Report Shows Most Cyber Security Still Sucks! | According to the latest Nuix Black Report, cyber attackers are able capable of breaching security systems with frightening ease. 71% of cyber attackers claim they could breach an organisations security systems in under ten hours, with indus... |
| Apr 5, 2018 | DIGIT Movers and Shakers: March 2018 | Appointments Interface
Professor Andrea Nolan has been appointed Chair of Interface Strategic Board, taking over from Professor Sir Pete Downes. University Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh Napier University and Convener of Univers... |
| Nov 3, 2017 | SBRC Warns Scotland’s Farmers They Could be Next Victims of Cyber-Crime | Farmers have been warned by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre – the country’s largest organisation charged with nurturing Scotland’s business ecosystem through advice and security – that they may be the next victims of cyber-theft. Le... |
| Oct 18, 2017 | UK Trailing the Rest of the World In Cyber Security | A new survey from PwC has found that 28% of UK organisations do not know how many cyber attacks they suffered in the past year and 33% don’t know how incidents occurred.
The Global State of Information Security Survey 2018 interviewed 9,500... |
| Sep 12, 2017 | DIGIT LEADERS: Scotland Leading Global Cyber Innovation | The new reality in 2017 is that practically every company is vulnerable to a cyber attack in some way, shape or form. From small businesses ensuring they can protect customer data, to the world’s largest manufacturers ensuring that their pr... |
| Aug 31, 2017 | By The Numbers: The Increasing Cyber Threat To Scotland | 2.5 Million in 11 Days
£2.5 million: is the sum businesses in the Highlands lost through cyber-crime in one eleven-day window from the 19th to the 30th July 2017, according to Police Scotland.
Around £500,000 of this total was stolen in a s... |
| Aug 11, 2017 | SBRC Launches Email Protection Service For Scottish Businesses | Scottish companies can now safeguard their e-mail accounts against the potential damage of a cyber-attack thanks to a new online e-mail protection service from the SBRC.
SwiftPass is a server-based system which monitors a range of resources... |
| Jul 20, 2017 | Announcing The Scottish Cyber Awards 2017 | In a year which has seen a growing number of high profile attacks and increasing recognition of the importance of cyber security, the second annual Scottish Cyber Awards – hosted by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC).
The awards... |
| Jun 28, 2017 | DIGIT LEADERS: Protecting Your Data From Cyber Attack | On Tuesday afternoon, a new ransomware cyber attack was reported to have hit a variety of companies and infrastructure in Russia and Eastern Europe. By Tuesday evening, it had spread globally, affecting multinational companies, government o... |
