Scotland’s cybersecurity community celebrated last night as the 2025 iteration of the annual Scottish Cyber Awards recognised the achievements of individuals, organisations and academics from across the industry.

Run by DIGIT and hosted by comedian Ian Murphy, the awards took place at the EICC in Edinburgh and saw the 14 coveted prizes given to winners from across the cybersecurity sector.

Quorum Cyber was crowned Cybersecurity Company of the Year, sponsored by Recorded Future.

Emerging players in the sector were also recognised, with True Deploy taking home the Start Up of the Year award, sponsored by FullProxy.

The awards also acknowledged promising new talent within the industry, with the Techforce Cyber-sponsored Young Person of the Year Award going to Abertay University’s Jack Cavar.

There was also recognition for immense contributions to the industry and dedication to building cyber resilience in Scotland with the Evangelist of the Year, sponsored by dotnext Europe, going to Edinburgh Napier University’s Professor Bill Buchanan OBE and the Cybersecurity Special Recognition Award going to Eddie Hawthorne from Arnold Clark.

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As well as recognising both individual and collective contributions to the cybersecurity sector this year, the event served as an opportunity for figures across the industry to unite, network and celebrate their successes.

Ray Bugg, director of DIGIT, said: “Cybersecurity is a tough profession, one that constantly challenges us, pushes our limits, and tests our resilience – which is why community and collaboration matter so much in this field. We can’t do this job in isolation, and I really want everyone to embrace that spirit this evening.

It’s about celebrating achievement, championing each other’s successes, and moving forward as a collective.”

Full List of Winners

Start Up of The Year: TrueDeploy

Financial Service Impact Award: Morgan Stanley

Evangelist of the Year: Professor Bill Buchanan OBE, Edinburgh Napier University

Diversity in Cyber Award 2025: Black and Scot

Public Sector Cyber Impact Award: Scottish Cyber Coordination Centre

Cyber Innovation Award: Approov Limited

Incident Response Award: Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland

Best Security Awareness Campaign: West Lothian College

Cyber Resilience Award: BT PLC & SWAN

Cybersecurity Student of the Year 2025: Jack Cavar, Abertay University

Cyber School of the Year: Stirling High School

Cybersecurity Company of the Year: Quorum Cyber

Cybersecurity Leader of the Year: David Ferbrache, Beyond Blue

Cybersecurity Special Recognition Award: Eddie Hawthorne, Arnold Clark