As TechForce Cyber enters its seventh year, CEO Jai Aenugu remains eager to empower Scottish businesses with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the digital landscape (Image: Getty) As one of the leading Scottish companies  leading the country’s defence against cyber threats, Aberdeen-based TechForce Cyber offers businesses bespoke security solutions against  online criminals THE...Read More

The Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup, and the Super Bowl are just a few examples of iconic sporting events that showcase the global significance of the professional sports industry. But while professional sports stir passion and emotion among fans, cybercriminals couldn’t care less about the competitive aspects of sports or the feeling of community...Read More

NHS Scotland says it managed to contain a ransomware group’s malware to a regional branch, preventing the spread of infection across the entire institution. The INC Ransom group this week claimed responsibility for the assault on ‘NHS Scotland’, saying it stole 3TB worth of data while leaking a small number of sensitive files. NHS Scotland...Read More

Digital ID will better protect Australians from cybercrime and scammers. The Australian Banking Association (ABA) welcomes legislation passing through the Parliament to expand Australia’s digital identity system. Importantly, this legislation will allow banks to apply to join the nationwide framework within two years of commencement. ABA CEO Anna Bligh said a voluntary nationwide Digital ID...Read More

Calls to a Scottish non-profit incident response center have more than doubled over the past year, indicating a potentially sharp rise in fraud and cybercrime in the region. The Cyber and Fraud Centre Incident Response Helpline is a collaborative effort between the Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland, Police Scotland and the Scottish government. It’s designed to offer expert technical and legal help to organizations struggling...Read More

Digital ID will better protect Australians from cybercrime and scammers. The Australian Banking Association (ABA) welcomes legislation passing through the Parliament to expand Australia’s digital identity system. Importantly, this legislation will allow banks to apply to join the nationwide framework within two years of commencement. ABA CEO Anna Bligh said a voluntary nationwide Digital ID...Read More

The US government on Monday announced a fresh round of sanctions against a pair of Chinese hackers it says are responsible for “malicious cyber operations targeting U.S. entities that operate within U.S. critical infrastructure sectors.” The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said the sanctions also extend to a Wuhan, China-based...Read More

ARTICLE 19 is deeply concerned that a draft cybercrime bill (the Draft Bill) currently under consideration in the Gambia will serve to effectively crush online freedom of expression and dissent. We believe the Draft Bill to be fatally flawed in its current state, and urge the drafters to address its severe shortcomings to bring it...Read More

New Zealand joined the US and UK in accusing China of sponsoring malicious cyber activity targeting democratic institutions, saying its parliamentary network was breached in 2021. The Government Communications Security Bureau has established links between a People’s Republic of China state-sponsored actor and hacking activity targeting parliamentary entities, Judith Collins, the Minister Responsible for the...Read More

Cybercrime is the number one threat when it comes to financial crime in Ireland, with fraud and tax evasion taking joint second place. Hacking, phishing, online scams, and other variations of cybercrime are thought to be the most prevalent financial crimes in Ireland, as found in a new survey by the Compliance Institute, which polled...Read More