Heather, Author at ScotlandIS

Latest breach continues to highlight that all organisations can be the victim of a successful cyber attack

By HeatherPosted on 20th May 202020th May 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

The Easyjet breach, which resulted from a “highly sophisticated” attack, will have sent shockwaves around many companies – with 9 million customers impacted and over 2000 credit card details accessed. The latest breach continues to highlight that all organisations, regardless

Help build the future of Scotland as a Digital Nation

By HeatherPosted on 19th May 202018th May 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News, Opportunity

Scottish-based tech firms are being asked to help build the future of Scotland as a digital nation. The ScotlandIS Challenge, launched today by ScotlandIS in partnership with The Scottish Government, is calling on companies of all sizes to submit ideas,

Lords Democracy and Digital Technology Committee to quiz Ministers on ‘fake news’ including during Covid-19 crisis

By HeatherPosted on 12th May 202012th May 2020Posted in Industry News, COVID19

The House of Lords Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies will today hold its first virtual public meeting when it takes evidence from three Ministers on the impact of misinformation both during the current Corvid-19 crisis and on our democracy

ScotlandIS welcomes new government funding to connect the country’s most vulnerable

By HeatherPosted on 7th May 20207th May 2020Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News, COVID19

ScotlandIS welcomes news today (Thursday 7th May) of the Scottish Government’s plan to invest £5 million for internet connections, training and support, and a laptop or tablet, to vulnerable people who are not already online during the response to coronavirus

Growing seedlings and levelling playing fields – an update from the North East

By HeatherPosted on 7th May 202018th May 2020Posted in North East Scotland, ScotlandIS News

As we all face a ‘new normal’, working from home and combining our working day with the chaos that surrounds having children at home to educate and feed (so many times a day!), I have learned that escaping to the

As weekdays blur into weekends, Ciara updates on what’s been happening in the Scottish cyber community

By HeatherPosted on 7th May 20207th May 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

It is hard to believe a month has gone by since my last blog – you would have thought time would go slowly as weekdays blur into weekends but somehow they are going by surprisingly fast. Hopefully by next month’s

Data in the spotlight – contact tracing

By HeatherPosted on 7th May 20207th May 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News

The wake of covid, demand for data has combined with a democratisation of data; the general public are talking about R values and voraciously consuming graphs and figures. One of the hottest topics right now is the debate around the

Context switching isn’t easy, but it has to be done

By HeatherPosted on 7th May 20207th May 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News

The last month or so has been difficult for everyone in different ways. For me, context switching has risen to new levels as I’ve been attempting to home school the kids at the same time as working – not an

Download the Scottish Technology Industry Survey

By HeatherPosted on 30th April 20209th July 2020Posted in Member Only

BUSINESSES ARE BRACED FOR THE IMPACT OF COVID19 BUT STILL SEE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH IN 2020Scotland’s digital technology sector continued to grow in 2019 with an increase in sales and profit margins, according to the latest annual industry survey conducted

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£100m funds to help business

By HeatherPosted on 30th April 202030th April 2020Posted in Member News, COVID19

Applications open for lifeline support schemes A £100 million package of additional grant support for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) and newly self-employed people opens for applications later today. The three separate funds will be administered by local authorities