Entries have officially opened for the Scottish Cyber Awards 2027, inviting individuals, organisations and teams from across Scotland to showcase their achievements in cybersecurity.

Now entering their ninth year, the awards have become an established fixture in Scotland’s cyber calendar, recognising the talent, innovation and dedication helping to strengthen the country’s digital resilience.

Proudly hosted by DIGIT, the awards celebrate achievements across the breadth of Scotland’s cybersecurity community, from industry leaders and innovative start-ups to students, educators, public sector teams and organisations making a tangible difference to cyber resilience.

This year’s awards feature 15 categories, including a brand-new award recognising the contribution of Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to protecting Scottish businesses and public services.

New for 2027: Recognising Managed Service Providers

A new addition to the 2027 programme sees the introduction of the Managed Service Provider of the Year Award, recognising MSPs that place cybersecurity at the heart of their operations and the services they deliver to clients.

For many Scottish businesses and public sector organisations, particularly those without dedicated in-house security teams, MSPs play a critical role in safeguarding networks, endpoints, cloud environments and sensitive data.

The new award will recognise providers that have demonstrated a meaningful commitment to reducing cyber risk, strengthening resilience and raising security standards across their customer base.

Judges will look for evidence of measurable security improvements, including faster threat detection and response, reduced incidents, improved patching performance and progress towards recognised security standards.

Innovation in service delivery will also be an important consideration, with entrants encouraged to demonstrate how their approach to managed services is delivering practical security benefits for clients.

Scottish Cyber Awards 2027: The Categories

The 2027 awards recognise achievements across leadership, business growth, innovation, education, inclusion and cyber resilience.

The full list of categories are as follows:

Cybersecurity Leader of the Year: Recognising an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership, expertise or advocacy within Scotland’s cybersecurity sector.

Cybersecurity Company of the Year: Celebrating an established Scottish cybersecurity business demonstrating outstanding performance, innovation and growth.

Cyber Start-up of the Year: Recognising an emerging Scottish cybersecurity company developing innovative products or services and demonstrating strong potential.

Financial Services Impact Award: Celebrating cybersecurity teams making an exceptional contribution to protecting Scotland’s financial services sector.

Evangelist of the Year Award: Recognising an individual who has gone above and beyond to promote cybersecurity awareness, education and best practice.

Diversity in Cyber Award: Celebrating individuals, organisations or initiatives championing diversity and inclusion within Scotland’s cybersecurity community.

Public Sector Cyber Impact Award: Recognising an outstanding cybersecurity project or initiative within Scotland’s public sector.

Cyber Innovation Award: Celebrating innovative cybersecurity solutions, products or approaches developed in Scotland.

Cyber Culture Award: Recognising individuals or teams embedding positive security behaviours, awareness and accountability throughout their organisations.

Best Security Awareness Campaign Award: Celebrating campaigns that have successfully improved public or organisational understanding of cybersecurity threats and good practice.

Cyber School of the Year: Recognising Scottish schools demonstrating an outstanding commitment to cybersecurity education and skills development.

Cybersecurity Student of the Year: Celebrating exceptional talent, achievement and potential among students in secondary, further and higher education.

Cyber Resilience Award: Recognising organisations or teams demonstrating an outstanding commitment to strengthening resilience against cyber threats.

Managed Service Provider of the Year – NEW FOR 2027: Celebrating MSPs delivering measurable improvements in client security, resilience and protection through innovative and effective managed services.

Special Recognition Award: Selected by the judging panel, this award honours an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to Scotland’s cybersecurity community.

As cyber threats continue to evolve, the awards provide an opportunity to recognise the people and organisations working to protect Scotland’s digital economy, strengthen critical services and develop the next generation of cybersecurity talent.

Beyond celebrating individual achievements, the Scottish Cyber Awards bring together professionals from across industry, government, academia and education, providing an opportunity to recognise progress and strengthen connections throughout the sector.

Whether you’re an established cybersecurity business, an emerging innovator, a public sector team or an individual making a difference, the awards offer a platform to showcase your work and gain recognition among Scotland’s cyber community.

Entries for the Scottish Cyber Awards 2027 are now open.

Explore the full award categories and submit your entry at: https://scottishcyberawards.co.uk