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The planning process for the 2019 Scottish Cyber Awards is well underway and we can not believe the excitement
AWA R DS 2 0 1 9 already surrounding the awards. The cyber community will join together to celebrate
and be in with a chance to have your name up
the success of all applicants at the 4th Annual awards
there with many of the great cyber security firms of
which will be held at the Sheraton Hotel on the 20th
Scotland. Or you may know a company who is to
November 2019. The awards this year will be hosted
humble to apply themselves but very much deserve
by Fred MacAulay and Cabinet Secretary Derek Mackay
to win an award then please do apply on their behalf.
MSP will again be proving the key note address on the
Applications close on Friday 13th September.
evening.
Tickets for the awards are now on sale and I am sure
Following in suit of previous years all sponsor
we will reach capacity again – it is a much sought after
packages sold out extremely quickly again proving the
ticket. Tickets can be purchased through the cyber
value and need for the awards. Winners and finalists
awards website www.scottishcyberawards.co.uk
are going on to secure additional funding, enhanced
If you would like any further information on the
exposure and publicity. They are going on to do great things. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our sponsors for their support in this years awards. Don’t forget there is still time to apply for the awards
Scottish Cyber Awards please do get in touch with Claire Melville on claire.melville@sbrcentre.co.uk We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to the Sheraton Hotel, Edinburgh on 20th November!
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Lorem Ipsum Adarma are delighted to be the Headline Sponsor for the Scottish Cyber Awards this year. We've attended many times in the past as ECS Security, so to contribute to the Scottish Cyber Community as Adarma in this way is hugely important to us. The community is highly talented and inclusive. The Scottish Cyber Awards is a key event in the industry calendar and the event in Scotland that recognises the commitment and dedication of the . community, celebrating the great things that are accomplished and welcoming new talent. It’s great that so many impressive experts and influencers attend the awards, teachers from universities who prepare new talent, organisations such as SBRC and Scottish Enterprise who support businesses, technology and service organisations who support the fight against cybercrime, and, of course, all the enterprise organisations including our customers that work as part of the community to keep their businesses and their customers safe. Adarma has now grown to about 250 permanent employees. We have partnered with private equity firm Livingbridge to become one of the largest, if not the largest independent security services company in the UK. We were born in Scotland, our headquarters are in Scotland, and we are proud to be part of the Scottish cyber community, and, we are very grateful for their massive contribution to our success. We look forward to seeing you all at the event on the 20th of November. Good luck to everyone that enters the awards. It's a great honour for us to be part of such an important event.
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Meet the judges:
DAVID CALDER
CHELSEA JARVIE
DAVID STUBLEY
Managing Director,
Security and Information
CEO and Founder of
Adarma
Risk Manager for the Social
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Security Directorate of the Scottish Government
DR. MARTIN BEATON
EAMONN KEANE
MANDY
DAVID
Cyber Network Integrator
Head of Cyber Security
HAEBURN-LITTLE
FERBRACHE OBE
for Scotland
and Innovation at SBRC
CEO of BRIM (Business
Chair of the Scottish
Resilience International
National Cyber Resilience
Management)
Leaders’ Board
Please visit www.scottishcyberawards.co.uk to read more about our judges. Applications are now open on the Scottish Cyber Awards website and we are very much looking forward to receiving applications and nominations from everyone who believes to be worthy of recognition. Chelsea Jarvie:
DEADLINE FOR ALL ENTRIES IS FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2018
Dr. Martin Beaton: In the judging this year I will be looking for entries that demonstrate a real step
Cyber security is booming in Scotland at the moment
making it an incredible time to be involved in this industry. change in Scotland’s capabilities. Cyber Security is coming of age in Scotland and As a judge for the Scottish Cyber Awards this year, I
I will be looking for companies that really demonstrate that they are taking our
will be looking for applications that show courage for
industry to the next level.
driving fresh ideas and innovation in the field, be that
Eamonn Keane:
through new technologies, inspiring awareness and education programmes or challenging poor diversity statistics. Scotland is striving to be a leading nation in security and resilience, and these awards will highlight those contributing beyond their day job to push security boundaries.
The cyber threat and our ubiquitous use of technology continues to grow. Scotland’s cyber industry and public sector continues to respond with tremendous agility and resilience to tackle and prevent harm to our communities. The Scottish Cyber Awards wishes to acknowledge this innovation, application and the excellent partnerships that have worked to deliver this resilience and growth.
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Award categories and their sponsors:
LEADING LIGHT INNOVATION
Sponsored by
The Leading Light Innovation Award will recognise the most innovative product or service within the Scottish Cyber Security scene.
OUTSTANDING WOMAN IN CYBER This award will recognise an outstanding woman who is studying or working in any cyber related industry, from gaming and ethical hacking, education to digital forensics or software development and who acts as a role model for others in the industry.
COLLABORATION WITH POLICE SCOTLAND
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
The award will recognise a partner to Police Scotland who has fundamentally assisted to reduce the impact of crime in the virtual world in Scotland in a victim-centred and preventative approach.
BEST CYBER START-UP
Sponsored by
This award will recognise the best new cyber security company (includes spin outs) in Scotland.
BEST CYBER EDUCATION PROGRAMME
Sponsored by
This award will recognise an individual or organisation that has made an impactful contribution to cyber security in Scotland. This could be as a teacher, lecturer or organisation who is consistently training to ensure Scotland is more cyber aware.
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Award categories and their sponsors: BEST NEW CYBER TALENT
Sponsored by
This award will recognise the best new cyber talent in Scotland who has a fresh and individual approach, and acts as a role model for others.
CYBER EVANGELIST OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by
This award will recognise the individual or organisation that has found an effective way to engage people with the cyber security message thus empowering them to be more cyber aware.
BEST CYBER BREAKTHROUGH
Sponsored by
This award will recognise a product or service that has excelled all expectations and has enhanced the cyber security of Scotland.
CYBER SECURITY TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by
This award will recognise the High School teacher that has made the most impactful contribution to cyber security in Scotland.
OUTSTANDING CYBER TEAM
Sponsored by
This award will recognise an outstanding team who is studying or working in any cyber related industry, from gaming and ethical hacking, education to digital forensics or software development.
BEST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE - PUBLIC VOTE
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This award will recognise a company which goes above and beyond to provide excellent customer service.
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Join us and celebrate the success of the Scottish Cyber Community on Wednesday 20 November at Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh You can now secure your place at the event by booking your seats on the Scottish Cyber Awards Website: www.scottishcyberawards.co.uk. Individual tickets are ÂŁ100+VAT, while a full table of 10 costs ÂŁ1000+VAT. Ticket price includes a drink on arrival, 3 course dinner and allocation of wine.
If you have any questions or need more information on the event itself, accommodation or ticket bookings, please get in touch with event manager Claire Melville on claire.melville@sbrcentre.co.uk or 01786 447441. The evening will start with a drinks reception, which will be followed by a 3-course dinner and the awards ceremony, hosted by the fabulous Fred MacAulay.
The Champion of Champions will be announced at the close of the evening by our headline sponsor: #ScotCyberAwards19