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Cyber security news from Scotland and the rest of the UK
Cyber specialists recognised at SWIT Awards
At this month’s Scotland Women in Technology (SWIT), several specialists in cybersecurity were recognised in the 2024 Awards ceremony, including in the Inspirational Woman of the Year, Mentor of the Year, Career Changer of the Year and Unsung Hero categories. The CyberScotland Partnership sponsored the Inclusive Recruiter of the Year award, which was taken home by Harvey Nash.
New £6m network to improve UK cyber resilience
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has invested £6m in a new network to boost the national cybersecurity ecosystem. Abertay University is one of the main members of the network.
99% of UK businesses were cyber attacked in the last year
Nearly all businesses with at least 2,000 employees were breached by cyber attackers in the last 12 months, a new report from IT consultancy Xalient has found.
95% of UK businesses suffer supply chain cyber attacks
BlueVoyant’s latest report, The State of Supply Chain Defence Annual Global Insights, found 95% of UK organisations have experienced cyber security incidents in their supply chain in the last year, with over half (59%) reporting between two and five breach incidents.
Cybersecurity and cloud top priorities for financial firms
According to the 2024 State of Open Source in Financial Services report, financial services companies are increasingly adopting AI, machine learning, and open-source software, but legacy systems and security challenges are hampering progress.
UK Government publishes advice on how to prevent fraud.
The UK Government has published guidance on the new corporate criminal offence of ‘failure to prevent fraud’, helping organisations to ensure they are taking action to prevent fraud.
Banks call for social media action against card fraud
Banking industry body UK Finance has called for social media companies to “do far more” to protect the public from scammers as new data showed fraud losses continue to be driven via online platforms.
Burnout among UK cybersecurity professionals reaches ‘critical levels’
According to SoSafe’s 2024 Human Risk Review, 40% of cyber security professionals in the UK are reporting high stress levels. The NCSC have guidance available on how organisations can avoid staff burnout during extended periods of heightened cyber threat.
UK and Singapore strengthen cyber partnership
The UK recently welcomed Brigadier Edward Chen, Defence Cyber Chief of the Singapore Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS), in a visit focused on strengthening the UK-Singapore relationship in the cyber domain.
The UK will work with international partners to dismantle the cyber criminal ecosystem: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, has made a statement at the UN Security Council meeting on threats posed by ransomware attacks.
