Scotland’s Cyber Week to showcase Police Scotland’s role in the ever-expanding global cyber ecosystem
23 February 2024
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In our lead story today, we bring you news of Police Scotland's role in the ever-expanding global cyber ecosystem. Ahead of Scotland's Cyber Week, starting Monday, our exclusive with Chief Superintendent Conrad Trickett outlines how the force is working increasingly with law enforcement agencies across the world to tackle ransomware and hostile threat actors.
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Scotland’s Cyber Week to showcase Police Scotland’s role in the ever-expanding global cyber ecosystem
Fighting cybercrime is an international endeavour, a fact no better illustrated than this week’s takedown of the Russia-linked ransomware gang Lockbit. Eleven nations including supranational law enforcement agencies took part in Operation Cronos – a joint effort to seize the dark web sites of the world’s most prolific hacking gang.?MORE?
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CYBER
‘Most active’ ransomware gang taken down by Britain’s National Crime Agency
Britain’s National Crime Agency has seized the online infrastructure of the ‘most active’ global ransomware gang, it was announced today. Specialist NCA cyber law enforcement teams have led an effort involving 11 international partners – including the FBI and Europol – to shut down the dark web site of Lockbit. MORE?
Life after a cyber attack: How organisations can be supported to come back stronger
Most of us acknowledge that if we were robbed while walking down the street or if someone broke into our home, we’d be quick to report it to the police. We’d realise that we had been victims of a crime and would rightly expect support from those around us. [Partner Content] MORE?
The Insider Threat: A Problem Wrapped in Perplexity
The insider threat is a real problem for modern organisations. The human is undeniably a lot harder to secure than technical parts of the socio-technical system. The traditional approach is to formulate policies, disseminate them during awareness drives, and ?mandating compliance. [Partner Content] MORE??
EDUCATION
Scotland-domiciled applicants for computing university degrees rises by 9% – but female rates lagging behind UK?
The number of Scotland-domiciled applicants to study computing degrees at university has risen by nine per cent in the last year, according to new figures. According to the British Computer Society (BCS), the chartered institute for IT, there were 480 additional applicants for 2024 tech courses compared to the previous year.?MORE?
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STARTUPS
Twelve tech startups take up residence in Silicon Valley thanks to Scottish government scheme
Twelve tech startups are taking up residence in a Silicon Valley business hub thanks to a Scottish Government scheme. The companies have joined the Mindspace office and co-working space in San Francisco as part of the ￡42 million Techscaler programme.?MORE?
CONNECTIVITY
Fibre connectivity boost to ‘future proof’ digital education for Dundee schools
A new high-speed fibre network will ‘future proof’ digital education in 42 schools across Dundee, it was announced today. Forty kilometres of fibre will be laid to ‘radically transform’ the internet capabilities of the city’s schools, with connection speeds of up to 10 gigabytes per second set to be offered. MORE?
IoT
Moray gin distiller’s water use to be ‘crystal clear’ with blockchain technology
A Moray gin distillery’s use of water will be ‘crystal clear’ thanks to a new approach to the creation of its spirits – on the blockchain. Family owned distillers Roehill Springs will used the decentralised ledger technology to indicate the amount, quality, and provenance of the water used in its award-winning spirits.?MORE?
BRIEFINGS
Digital tech to drive health and social care innovation
The expansion of a ‘world-leading’ data and analytics platform will help improve collaboration and innovation across Scotland’s health and social care system.
Seer is a platform that allows staff to access and analyse data easily, helping clinicians, teams and boards in decision-making around patient care and the planning of resources. Areas in which it is currently used include cancer intelligence, the monitoring of blood stocks and the flu vaccination programme. MORE?
Scotland’s AI needs you!
An Independent review of Scotland's AI Strategy has just been published and is out for consultation. Scottish Government officials are urging people to make their views known on how AI systems should be used and developed in future in Scotland. The Scottish AI Alliance is leading on the consultation which features a short questionnaire and closes on February 29. MORE?
Faces of Scots From the Past Recreated in Digital Portraits
The Guardian reports that the faces of four people whose remains were uncovered in central Scotland have been recreated by forensics and facial reconstruction expert Chris Rynn, with information obtained through the analysis of DNA, the chemical composition of bone, radiocarbon dating, and reconstruction forensics. MORE?
?PUBLIC SECTOR IT CONTRACTS
SCVO launches Digital Inclusion Programme Evaluation procurement
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), on behalf of Scottish Government Digital Health and Care, is seeking to commission an evaluation partner to undertake a formative and summative evaluation of the Digital Inclusion Programme between May 2024 and July 2025. MORE??
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