Cybercrime

Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today warned that Police Scotland must be transformed into a 21st century police force after new figures revealed that recorded cyber-crime doubled in the past twelve months. In 2020-21, an estimated 14,130 cyber-crimes were record

Police Scotland has launched a new team in the north east to help tackle cyber-enabled crimes. Based in Aberdeen, the 'cyber-enabled crime team' will work alongside national units within Police Scotland to help develop specialist knowledge locally, enhance investigations and develop preventative str

Almost all of the UK's top 200 law firms have been exposed to threats from cybercriminals, new research shows. A report from Crowe, an audit, tax, advisory and risk firm, in conjunction with KYND, a cyber risk prevention company, shows that 91 per cent of firms analysed are exposed to having th