The CyberScotland Partnership would like to invite proposals for grant funded activity which delivers progress on specific aims and outcomes of the Strategic Framework for a Cyber Resilient Scotland.
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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is the UK’s technical authority on cyber security. It has recently launched the latest phase of the Cyber Aware campaign, aiming to help sole traders, micro businesses and small organisations stay safe online.
The CyberScotland Partnership is supporting the NCSC in urging small business owners to take two free and simple steps to help protect themselves from a variety of cyber threats
ScotlandIS have launched a project to improve Scotland’s cyber resilience by working with IT Managed Service providers. This marks the final event on their roadshow across Scotland to build a network of ITMS providers to share best practice and address key challenges […]
The National Cyber Security Centre will be hosting a live Digital Loft to take an in-depth look at the upcoming changes to the Cyber Essentials technical requirements. 14th March 2023, 10.30am – 12.00pm
We spoke to Professor Simon Hepburn, CEO of the UK Cyber Security Council, about his journey in the field of cyber security and the work being done by his organisation.
Scots have been warned to be aware of ‘catfishing’ romance fraud in the run-up to Valentine’s Day. Advice Direct Scotland, which runs the national consumer advice service consumeradvice.scot, has launched a new campaign highlighting the tactics used by scammers to exploit situations of loneliness or isolation of their targets.
Online dating has become a very popular way to meet someone new.
The majority of accounts on dating websites are genuine people looking for romance, but fraudsters have been known to target those looking for love.
Cyber criminals “meet” people on dating sites, then take the conversation onto private messaging, build up a picture of their victim, then take any opportunity to steal money from them. Criminals who commit romance fraud trawl through profiles and piece together information such as wealth and lifestyle, in order to manipulate their victims.
To increase awareness of cyber threats nationally, the CyberScotland Partnership is calling on businesses and individuals across Scotland to get involved with the fifth annual CyberScotland Week.
Cyber criminals are well aware of current affairs, the day to day events which have a bearing and impact on our daily lives, and they will seek different ways to exploit topical events in an effort to make their phishing attempts more convincing – so we have to remain vigilant as they will continue their scamming efforts in 2023.
Phishing emails will appear as being genuine and the scammers will either include a nefarious link that will download a malware to your computer, or direct you to a fake website asking for bank details or other personal information.