Let the cyber countdown commence: Scottish Cyber Awards finalists revealed

03.10.23

Scottish Cyber Awards

Today, Tuesday 3 October, the Scottish Cyber Awards reveals its shortlist. The top event in the cyber calendar, the awards showcase the best of the country’s talent.

In a hugely competitive year, judges commended all entrants for their outstanding applications, demonstrating the wealth of expertise within the sector. Now in its seventh year, the awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of stand-out individuals and organisations in the world of Scottish cyber security.

Providing an opportunity to network, share ideas and celebrate achievements in the industry, the awards will be held on November 30 at Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms. This year also sees the introduction of the Financial Fraud Team of the Year Award, which will acknowledge efforts to tackle this rapidly increasing crime.

Jude McCorry, CEO of the Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland, said: “Now in its seventh year, the Scottish Cyber Awards are once again proving what a diverse array of talent and innovation Scotland has to offer in the cyber world. What stood out this year in particular, was the collaborative approach that was evidenced in so many of the applications. We’re looking forward to celebrating these finalists with the greater cyber community and as ever I want to thank all applicants and the wider community for your continued support.”

The finalists are:

Cyber Fraud Detection Team, Morgan Stanley

Edinburgh Fraud Triage Hub, Police Scotland

NatWest Fraud Team

Alice McGready (ID Cyber Solutions)

Allena Matheson-Dear (Weir Group)

Stephen Rattigan (ID Cyber Solutions)

Christine Eckford (CEO at Citizens of Cyber and Cyber Lecturer at West Lothian College)

Sonia Kumar (Element Materials Technology)

Timi Adegunwa (Black and Scot)

Cyber in Schools Outreach (CISO)

Cybersafe Scotland

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)

Christine Eckford (Citizens of Cyber)

ISIMI Collaboration and Automation Technologies EMEA (iCAT EMEA, Morgan Stanley)

Timi Adegunwa (Black and Scot)

Eva Wilkinson (Education Scotland)

Darren Brown (Inverness High School)

Iain Shand (West College Scotland)

Alan Goodwil (NatWest Banking Group)

Rebecca Leitch (SP Energy Networks)

Steven Elder (Systal)

ISIMI Collaboration and Automation Technologies EMEA (iCAT EMEA, Morgan Stanley)

Lloyds Banking Group Cyber Intelligence Operations Centre (CYIOC)

Police Scotland Cyber Investigations Team          

Basil Manoussos (Edinburgh Napier University)

Daniel Sellers (Scottish Government)

ScotlandIS Cyber

SmartSTEMs

Alexander Dowall (Police Scotland)

Beverly Bowles (ScotlandIS)

Jai Aenugu (TechForce Cyber)

CyberLock

MindGard

TrueDeploy

Closed Door Security LTD

ID Cyber Solutions

PolicyWizard.io

Tickets are now on sale for the award ceremony and can be ordered on the Scottish Cyber Awards website here: https://scottishcyberawards.co.uk/buy-your-ticket