Partnership with researchers will help tackle ‘digital threats’ – senior officer

Partnership with researchers will help tackle ‘digital threats’ – senior officer

The announcement has been welcomed by Justice Secretary Angela Constance.

Police Scotland to crack down on 'deepfakes' through new academic partnership

Police Scotland is set to crack down on cybercrime and fraud – including the rise of ‘deepfakes’ and other online deceptions – through a new academic partnership. The national force is to work with experts at Abertay University to build greater national cyber resilience – in a bid to improve detection rates and digital forensic capabilities. In the new strategic partnership, researchers at the university’s cyberQuarter will be supported via two …