The Scottish Cyber Awards has revealed its 2026 finalist shortlist!

Hosted by DIGIT and the Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland, the awards is a stalwart event in the Scottish cyber calendar, showcasing the best of the country’s cyber talent.

In a hugely competitive year, judges commended all entrants for their outstanding applications, demonstrating the wealth of expertise within the sector. Now in its eighth year, the awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of stand-out individuals and organisations in the world of Scottish cybersecurity.

Providing an opportunity to network, share ideas and celebrate achievements in the industry, the awards will be held on 26 March at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

Ray Bugg, founder of DIGIT, said: “There’s never been a more important time for Scotland’s amazing cybersecurity community to stand up and be recognised.

With organisations facing a constant barrage of cyber threats and a challenging geopolitical security landscape, we want to showcase the incredible talent of individuals and businesses that are keeping Scotland on the leading edge of innovation.

These are some of the leading cybersecurity practitioners in the industry, and the people helping to ensure that our SMBs, enterprises, and infrastructure are safe. It’s crucial that we recognise their efforts and achievements.

We’re looking forward to celebrating these finalists with the wider cyber community, and as ever I want to thank all applicants and the wider community for your ongoing support.

See you all on March 26th!”

We still have some amazing sponsorship opportunities available for the Cyber Awards. Want to learn more? Email ray@digit.fyi and get your organisation involved in the biggest cyber awards event in Scotland!

The Finalists

Cybersecurity Leader of the Year 2026

James McGoldrick – Systal Technology Solutions

Stephen Duncan – UHI Inverness

John McGuiness – Leidos

Steven Faull – Allied Vehicles

Nick Taylor – William Grant & Sons

Stuart Gilbertson – ConsiderIT

Iain Shand – West College Scotland

Cybersecurity Company of the Year 2026

Systal Technology Solutions

Sapphire

FullProxy

Aspire Technology Solutions

Acumen Cyber

Approov Limited

Cyber Start-up of the Year 2026

Infrawatch

Secure Nexus Ltd

JAG Secure

Financial Services Impact Award 2026

Morgan Stanley

NatWest

Lloyds Banking Group

Evangelist of the Year Award 2026

Calum Baird – Systal Technology Solutions

Annabel Turner – CyberSafe Scotland

William Wright – Closed Door Security

Mark Gallacher – Police Scotland

James Kwaan – ISC2

Brian Farrell – NHS Forth Valley

Diversity in Cyber Award 2026

Edinburgh Napier University/Istanbul Women Blockchain/TAGES RDI

Black and Scot

Chloe McNee – William Grant

Henderson Loggie

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Ibironke Salisu – The Scottish Government

Ruaa Basil – Dunblane High School

Public Sector Cyber Impact Award 2026

Systal Technology Solutions & NHS National Services Scotland

FullProxy & The Scottish Government

Abertay cyberQuarter

Lindsay McDade – Fearless

Glasgow Caledonian University – Cyber Security Dept

Cyber Innovation Award 2026

Morgan Stanley

Systal Technology Solutions

Acubed.IT & Napier University

Cylera & Cisco

Amanda Ross – University of St Andrews

Alison Brogan – SCVO

Cyber Culture Award 2026

SP Energy Networks

NCSC – CyberFirst

The Edinburgh Remakery Ltd

Allied Vehicles Ltd.

Ruaa Basil – Dunblane High School

Lindsay McDade – Fearless

Best Security Awareness Campaign Award 2026

Scottish Government – Cyber Resilience Unit

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University of St Andrews

City Facilities Management Holdings Ltd

Cyber Resilience Award 2026

Leidos

Forrit

Aberdeen Football Club

The Edinburgh Remakery Ltd

Net-Defence

Cybersecurity Student of the Year 2026

Vladislav Belozerov – Edinburgh Napier University

Ewan Taylor – Abertay University

Louise Allan – Abertay University

Cieran Smith – KubeNet

Aimie Grant – Edinburgh Napier University

Adam Mollon – University of St Andrews

Charlotte Miller – Hyndland Secondary School

Cyber School of the Year 2026

Stirling High School

Dunblane High School

Hyndland Secondary School