James C, Author at Cyber Scotland

Online Shopping Safety Tips for Black Friday and Cyber Monday

20 November 202320 November 2023

Black Friday and Cyber Monday have quickly escalated to be the peak pre-Christmas sale. While this benefits those shopping for Christmas, it has opened new avenues for cyber criminals to target their victims. As our inboxes are flooded with promotional emails and discount codes, it can become difficult to distinguish genuine emails from scams.

So, whether it’s Black Friday, Cyber Monday or any other day, online shoppers must be vigilant when making purchases. We’ve set out our top tips to help protect you this season from criminals and scams:

EVENTS

Preparing your Organisation for a Cyber Incident

23 November 2023 - 12:00 pm

In today’s digital world, cyber threats are a constant threat to businesses and organisations of all sizes and sectors. A cyber security incident response plan is a crucial tool for effectively managing and mitigating the impact of cyber attacks.

TECHNICAL BULLETINS

Technical Bulletin November 2023

The CyberScotland Technical Bulletin will provide you with information about updates, exploits and countermeasures.

• Microsoft Patch Tuesday

• Google Calendar ‘RAT’ Exploit

• Malvertisers using Google Ads

NEWS

Scottish Careers Week

14 November 202315 November 2023

Delivered by CyberScotland partner Skills Development Scotland (SDS), the national skills agency, along with a wide range of local and national partners, Scottish Careers Week features events and activities to help people of all ages explore, understand and manage their career choices, and the services and resources available to support them.

EVENTS

Cyber Runway Pitch Day

30 November 2023 - 10:00 am

Cyber Runway is hosting a pitch day for cyber security startups. This event will be a great chance for startups to network with fellow startups, industry experts and investors. Startups will also get to hear about how they can better engage with the local ecosystem and the various innovation programmes on offer.

GENERAL

CyberScotland Summit 2023: experts gather to discuss the latest cyber security threats and trends

9 November 20239 November 2023

CyberScotland Summit 2023 welcomed a sell-out 250 delegates to Edinburgh in the final week of European Cyber Security Month. Based around the themes of collaboration, diversity and cyber resilience, delegates heard from a stellar line up of speakers covering everything from a global perspective on the threats, and opportunities, of advancing AI technology to how we can work together to encourage more young people into the cyber security arena from the earliest stage

EVENTS

Preparing your Organisation for a Cyber Incident: Building your Incident Response Plan and Testing

14 November 2023 - 1:00 pm

In today’s digital world, cyber threats are a constant threat to businesses and organisations of all sizes and sectors. A cyber security incident response plan is a crucial tool for effectively managing and mitigating the impact of cyber attacks.

EVENTS

Exercise in a Box ‘Ransomware’ Session via MS Teams – 14th November

14 November 2023 - 11:00 am

Exercise in a Box is an online tool from the NCSC which helps organisations test and practise their response to a cyber attack. It is completely free, and you don’t have to be an expert to use it. The service provides exercises based on the main cyber threats, which your organisation can do in your own time, in a safe environment, as often as you want.

CAMPAIGN

NCSC Cyber Aware Campaign

9 November 20239 November 2023

The National Cyber Security Center has recently launched the latest phase of the Cyber Aware campaign, aiming to increase cyber resilience UK-wide by promoting the uptake of two key protective behaviours around the online festive shopping period.