International Conference on Cyber Security and Education

I attended this conference today, along with Helen, which was held in the beautiful grounds of the Scottish Police College in Alloa. The event featured in today’s Herald newspaper since it involved cyber crime experts from around the world including the FBI and Interpol. Steven Wilson, of the Specialist Crime Division of Police Scotland, gave the opening address and made specific mention of the importance of education, which he described as the “key” to tackling cyber crime. He, kindly, made…

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Cyber Security Fundamentals is complete

I mentioned some time ago that we were working on a new National Unit on cyber security entitled Cyber Security Fundamentals at SCQF Level 4. We hoped to have the Unit ready for August but it was delayed. I’m pleased to let you know that the Unit is now finished and was sent for coding yesterday. You can see the final (uncoded) version of the Unit here. The Unit was designed to be an introduction to the field of cyber security, suitable for…

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