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Companies warned over the use of AI chatbots in customer service
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (256+ words) Companies are increasingly using AI chatbots to communicate with customers | Alamy Businesses which introduce AI chatbots to help with customer service are being warned of the potential security risks associated with the technology. Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland, a social…...
New virtual security service launched to strengthen cyber resilience
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (166+ words) The Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland has launched a new virtual chief information security officer in response to demand. The vCISO service is designed to provide organisations across the country with senior-level cyber security leadership without the cost or commitment…...
Russia moving cyber threats ‘beyond the battlefield’
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (311+ words) Moscow is said to be deploying cyber warfare 'beyond the battlefield' | Alamy Russia is deploying cyber techniques used in the war in Ukraine “beyond the battlefield”, it has been warned. Richard Horne, chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre,…...
North Lanarkshire to become ‘one of the world’s most advanced AI sites’
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (471+ words) North Lanarkshire is set to become an AI “growth zone”, with plans to turn the area into one of the world’s most advanced AI sites. The UK Government says the new zone will attract £8.2bn of private investment and will benefit…...
Crystal ball gazing: What the future holds for Scotland's tech scene
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (711+ words) The impact of cybercrime can only continue to grow as a threat | Wavebreakmedia/Alamy 2025 was a rollercoaster of a year for technology in Scotland. Here at Holyrood Connect, we touched on everything from new online regulations to advancements in agricultural…...
Highly significant’ cyber-attacks rise by almost 50 per cent in the UK
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (408+ words) ‘Highly significant’ cyber-attacks rise by almost 50 per cent in the UK | Alamy The amount of "highly significant" cyber-attacks on businesses in the UK rose by almost 50 per cent since 2024, according to a review by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)....
Scottish Government launches refreshed cyber strategy
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (452+ words) The Scottish Government has launched a new cybersecurity strategy, designed to protect businesses and organisations from cyberattacks. The strategy, which will be in place for the next four years, details plans to make Scotland a stronger, more resilient and more…...
Professor Mark Parsons: Supercomputers, AI and the dangers of a digital dark age
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (345+ words) Heading up this operation is Professor Mark Parsons who, as director of the EPCC, is responsible for implementing and running a project that could be crucial in ensuring the UK doesn’t fall behind in the computing arms race. “I'm really…...
Anas Sarwar visits site of ‘incredible’ £750m supercomputer in Edinburgh
10+ mon, 20+ hour ago (347+ words) | Alamy Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has visited the site of the UK’s next supercomputer near Edinburgh. The £750m project is being funded by the UK Government and should be operational by 2027. Located in Penicuik and hosted by the University of…...
Edinburgh University researchers develop software to make AI 10 times faster
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (455+ words) Wafer-scale chips can integrate hundreds of thousands of computation cores at the same time | Alamy Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have developed software that could allow artificial intelligence (AI) systems to operate 10 times faster. The researchers developed a software…...