Ruaraidh Gilmour

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News Society and welfare

Universities agree to share data on students to improve safety

Ruaraidh Gilmour November 27, 2023 0 Comment

Agreement, which sector leaders believe can help tackle sexual assault and gender-based violence, follows campaigning from rape survivor Ellie Wilson, whose attackee was able to move institutions and continue studies […]...

2 Minutes

Education and skills News

Report urges ‘significant reform’ of Scottish public services and better workforce data

Ruaraidh Gilmour October 30, 2023 0 Comment

Auditors acknowledge digital transformation plans, but warns that these will take time to bear fruit and, in the meantime, Holyrood needs to better understand public sector workforce skills and costs […]...

3 Minutes

Cyber Security Week Defence and Security News

‘Thermal attacks’ – academics warn of risks that heat cameras could deduce passwords

Ruaraidh Gilmour August 18, 2023 0 Comment

Researchers from the University of Glasgow claim to have created a system through which heat-sensing technology could be used – with high success levels – to decipher passwords from keyboards […]...

3 Minutes

Education and skills News

Data offered for sale after ransomware attack on Scottish university

Ruaraidh Gilmour July 31, 2023 0 Comment

The University of the West of Scotland has acknowledged it has been the victim of a successful cyberattack, reportedly perpetrated by the Rhysida gang and now being investigated by police […]...

2 Minutes

Government and politics News Public order, justice and rights Society and welfare

Scottish parliamentarians sign up for service to track online personal threats

Ruaraidh Gilmour June 9, 2023

Tool will run on a trial basis for a year Credit: councilcle/Pixabay The Scottish Parliament will next week begin a year-long trial of a social media monitoring tool to track online […]...

1 Minute

Environment News

Scottish researchers create AI to update 2,000-year-old process for measuring ships’ stability

Ruaraidh Gilmour April 25, 2023 0 Comment

University of Edinburgh team unveils automated tool that will shortly be turned into smartphone app A consortium of researchers in Scotland have developed artificial intelligence technology intended said to modernise […]...

2 Minutes

Government and politics News

Scottish Parliament bans smartphones from public gallery after protests

Ruaraidh Gilmour March 31, 2023 0 Comment

New measures brought in as disruptions ‘tended to be filmed and posted on social media’ The Scottish Parliament has banned mobile phones from the chamber viewing gallery following weeks of […]...

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Ruaraidh Gilmour

Universities agree to share data on students to improve safety

Report urges ‘significant reform’ of Scottish public services and better workforce data

‘Thermal attacks’ – academics warn of risks that heat cameras could deduce passwords

Data offered for sale after ransomware attack on Scottish university

Scottish parliamentarians sign up for service to track online personal threats

Scottish researchers create AI to update 2,000-year-old process for measuring ships’ stability

Scottish Parliament bans smartphones from public gallery after protests

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