Soaring levels of cybercrime and fraud prompt SBRC rebrand
Scotland’s leading business resilience organisation has changed its name to reflect a rising national threat from cybercrime and fraud. The Scottish Business Resilience Centre, the…
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CyberScotland Week to highlight growing threat of cybercrime across the nation
The national impact of cybercrime is growing. The NCSC reported it had stopped 2.1 million malicious cyber attacks in 2022, meaning that it is more…
Preparing for a Cyber Incident
Figures from the Cyber Security Breaches Survey show that 39% of UK organisations identified a cyber attack in the last 12 months. Clearly, no organisation…
Working four days could close tech skills gap, finds the Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland
Following a nine-month trial of a four-day working week, the Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland (Formally SBRC) has made the new working schedule official,…
Twitter Data Breach
On the 5th of January, I woke up to an unfortunately common email from the website HaveIBeenPwned. They provide a free service which tells you if…
Windows Server 2012 to reach end of support in October 2023
Microsoft has reminded customers using Windows Server 2012 that it will no longer receive security updates, non-security updates, bug fixes, technical support, or online technical…
LastPass Security Breach – What Steps Should I Take?
This article was written by Lead Ethical Hacker, Jeremy Aylott. On 22 December 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed that an unknown threat actor obtained an…
Cyber Tips for the Festive Season
As the Christmas holidays approach, your organisation may be starting to wind down, and workloads/hours may be reduced. Unfortunately, hackers take advantage of this time….
Working Together to Secure Scotland
This article was written by DCC Malcolm Graham, Police Scotland. As the service of first and last resort, policing will always respond to keep people…