# Cyber Scotland Connect (CSC)

> Cyber Scotland Connect (CSC) is an independent, grassroots community connecting cyber security professionals, researchers, students, and practitioners across Scotland. CSC hosts regular, free, in-person meetups featuring high-signal, zero-sales technical talks and informal networking.

## Core Information
- **Name:** Cyber Scotland Connect (CSC)
- **Founded:** 2019 by Harry McLaren and Stu Hirst
- **Type:** Grassroots volunteer-led non-profit cyber security community
- **Website:** https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/
- **Full LLM Context Corpus:** https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/llms-full.txt
- **Meetup Hub:** https://www.meetup.com/cyberscotconnect/
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/cyber-scotland-connect/
- **Discord:** https://discord.gg/9SKzqdZNvS
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/cyber-scotland-connect

## Regional Chapters
CSC organizes regional gatherings across Scotland:
- **Edinburgh:** Regular meetups, flagship volume gatherings, and technical lightning talks (frequent hosts include CodeBase Edinburgh).
- **Glasgow:** Regional evening sessions, defensive engineering, and incident response case studies.
- **Dundee:** Academic, game security, and practitioner sessions.
- **Aberdeen:** Energy sector and industrial cybersecurity focus.
- **Scotland-wide:** Virtual events and community collaborations.

## Key Principles & Policies
- **Strictly Non-Commercial / Zero Sales:** CSC strictly prohibits vendor sales pitches, commercial presentations, product demos, or direct recruitment outreach during talks. All sessions must focus on technical depth, defensive lessons, offensive research, or practical practitioner experiences.
- **Free & Open Access:** Events are free to attend and open to everyone regardless of career level, from students breaking into cyber to senior practitioners and CISOs.
- **Code of Conduct:** CSC is dedicated to a harassment-free, safe, inclusive experience. All attendees, speakers, organizers, and volunteers must abide by the community Code of Conduct: https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/code-of-conduct/

## Community Leadership
CSC is operated entirely by volunteer organizers and moderators:
- **Co-Founders & Organizers:** Harry McLaren, Stu Hirst
- **Community Moderator & Brand Lead:** Sophie Lanc
- **Community Moderators:** Gary Hunter, Magda de Jager, Rich Macfarlane, Kevin Gray, Richard Grey, James Ramirez, Joshua Adegoke, Ben Haine
- **Moderator Alumni:** Federico Charosky, Jamie O'Hare, Miguel Marques

## Upcoming Gatherings & Scottish Ecosystem Events (22)
- [You Don't Need to Be a Genius Hacker to Work in Cybersecurity](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-11-02-you-dont-need-to-be-a-genius-hacker/): 2026-11-02 · Dundee (Abertay cyberQuarter, 1-3 Bell Street, Dundee DD1 1HG) [Partner: Abertay cyberQuarter]
- [Cyber Byte: Cyber Security Recruitment & Talent](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-11-03-cyber-byte-recruitment/): 2026-11-03 · Virtual (Online (virtual)) [Partner: Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland]
- [Implementing Cyber Essentials Within Your Organisation](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-11-03-implementing-cyber-essentials-edinburgh/): 2026-11-03 · Edinburgh (The Place Hotel, 34-38 York Pl, Edinburgh EH1 3HU) [Partner: Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland]
- [2nd Annual Cyber Connect Edinburgh](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-11-04-2nd-annual-cyber-connect-edinburgh/): 2026-11-04 · Edinburgh (The Royal Scots Club, 29-31 Abercromby Pl, Edinburgh EH3 6QE) [CSC Gathering]
- [2600 Glasgow - Informal hacker/infosec/computer security meetup](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-11-06-2600-glasgow-informal-hacker-infosec-computer/): 2026-11-06 · Glasgow (Glasgow) [CSC Gathering]
- [Cyber & Script Meetup Dundee](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-11-10-cyber-and-script-meetup/): 2026-11-10 · Dundee (Abertay cyberQuarter, 1-3 Bell Street, Dundee DD1 1HG) [Partner: Abertay cyberQuarter]
- [Scotland Splunk User Group - Hands-on Introduction to Splunk](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-11-10-scotland-splunk-user-group-dundee/): 2026-11-10 · Dundee (Abertay cyberQuarter, Dundee) [CSC Gathering]
- [It Started with a Click: Protecting Your Business from Cyber Threats](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-11-12-it-started-with-a-click-glasgow/): 2026-11-12 · Glasgow (Barclays Campus, Clyde Place, Glasgow G5 8DP) [CSC Gathering]
- [DEATHCon 2026 Edinburgh](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-11-13-deathcon-2026-edinburgh/): 2026-11-13 · Edinburgh (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Arboretum Place, Edinburgh EH3 5NZ) [CSC Gathering]
- [DIGIT Expo 2026](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-11-19-digit-expo/): 2026-11-19 · Edinburgh (Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), Morrison St, Edinburgh EH3 8EE) [Partner: DIGIT]
- [Hack Thursday Glasgow: November Gathering](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-11-19-hack-thursday-glasgow-november/): 2026-11-19 · Glasgow (The Rhoderick Dhu (Function Room), 21-23 Waterloo St, Glasgow G2 6BZ) [CSC Gathering]
- [Digital Scotland 2026](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-11-24-digital-scotland-2026/): 2026-11-24 · Edinburgh (Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), Morrison St, Edinburgh EH3 8EE) [CSC Gathering]
- [Cyber Scotland Connect: Edinburgh Meetup at CodeBase](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-11-26-edinburgh-codebase/): 2026-11-26 · Edinburgh (CodeBase Edinburgh, 37a Castle Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2EL) [CSC Gathering]
- [Powering Digital Resilience at Agentic Speed](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-11-26-powering-digital-resilience-at-agentic-speed/): 2026-11-26 · Dundee (Abertay cyberQuarter, Dundee) [Partner: Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland]
- [2600 Glasgow: December Infosec & Hacker Meetup](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-12-04-2600-glasgow-december/): 2026-12-04 · Glasgow (Glasgow City Centre (see Meetup page for venue details)) [CSC Gathering]
- [Glasgow Azure User Group #54](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-12-09-glasgow-azure-user-group-54/): 2026-12-09 · Glasgow (Incremental Group, The Garment Factory, 10 Montrose Street, Glasgow) [CSC Gathering]
- [Hack Thursday Glasgow: December Gathering](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-12-17-hack-thursday-glasgow-december/): 2026-12-17 · Glasgow (The Rhoderick Dhu (Function Room), 21-23 Waterloo St, Glasgow G2 6BZ) [CSC Gathering]
- [Public Sector Cyber Security Scotland 2027](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2027-01-26-holyrood-public-sector-cyber-security/): 2027-01-26 · Edinburgh (Edinburgh (Holyrood Connect Venue)) [CSC Gathering]
- [Cyber Security 2027: National Conference](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2027-02-23-futurescot-cyber-security-2027/): 2027-02-23 · Glasgow (Glasgow City Centre) [CSC Gathering]
- [The SASIG — Scotland Regional (Edinburgh)](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2027-02-23-scotland-sasig-edinburgh/): 2027-02-23 · Edinburgh (Edinburgh City Centre (Venue confirmed upon registration)) [CSC Gathering]
- [Scot-Secure Summit 2027](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2027-04-01-scot-secure-summit/): 2027-04-01 · Edinburgh (Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), Morrison St, Edinburgh EH3 8EE) [Partner: DIGIT]
- [CyberScotland Week 2027](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2027-10-04-cyberscotland-week/): 2027-10-04 · Scotland-wide (Scotland-wide) [Partner: CyberScotland]

## Recent Session Archive (Showing 10 of 55 Past Events)
- [From Incident to Recovery: A Council's Cyber Security Story](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-10-28-council-cyber-incident-recovery/): 2026-10-28 · Virtual
- [ENUSEC: Breaking Down PHP2Shell (Live TryHackMe Exploit)](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-10-28-enusec-breaking-down-php2shell/): 2026-10-28 · Edinburgh
- [DEF CON Dundee: October Gathering (PHP Vulnerabilities)](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-10-27-defcon-dundee-october/): 2026-10-27 · Dundee
- [Overthewire.org war games workshop - Hacker games and tutorials](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-10-19-overthewire-org-war-games-workshop-hacker-gam/): 2026-10-19 · Glasgow
- [Hack Thursday Glasgow: October Gathering](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-10-15-hack-thursday-glasgow-october/): 2026-10-15 · Glasgow
- [CSC Edinburgh Meetup: Refactoring the Enterprise & UK Post-Quantum Cryptography](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-10-08-edinburgh-codebase/): 2026-10-08 · Edinburgh
- [See It, Be It – Women and Girls in Cyber Conference 2026](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-10-02-see-it-be-it-women-and-girls-in-cyber-confere/): 2026-10-02 · Edinburgh
- [OWASP Scotland Chapter Meeting - Autumn Session](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-09-17-owasp-scotland-autumn-session/): 2026-09-17 · Edinburgh
- [Scot-Secure West 2026](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-09-17-scot-secure-west/): 2026-09-17 · Glasgow
- [Cyber Scotland Connect: Virtual Event for June](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/2026-06-17-csc-virtual-june/): 2026-06-17 · Virtual

## Key Pages & Machine-Readable Feeds
- [Home](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/): Community introduction, quick facts, upcoming gatherings.
- [Events & Session Archive](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/events/): Complete archive of 77 meetup volumes, agendas, slides, and talk recordings.
- [Speakers Directory](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/speakers/): Directory of defenders, researchers, and engineers who have delivered sessions at CSC.
- [Scottish Cyber Community Directory](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/community/): Curated directory of 21 Scottish hacker societies, student clubs, and diversity networks.
- [Leadership Team](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/#leadership): Founders, regional organizers, volunteer moderators, and community alumni.
- [Ecosystem Partners](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/partners/): 17 non-profit, host venue, ecosystem, and academic partners.
- [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/faq/): Guidance on attending, submitting talk proposals (CFP), and volunteering.
- [Community Resources](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/resources/): 36 curated tools, learning roadmaps, and Scottish cybersecurity ecosystem links.
- [Live Calendar & RSS Feeds](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/calendar/): Subscribe via iCal (`https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/calendar/community.ics`, `https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/calendar/csc.ics`, `https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/calendar/partner.ics`) or RSS (`https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/feeds/community.xml`, `https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/feeds/csc.xml`, `https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/feeds/partner.xml`).
- [Brand Assets](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/brand/): Official logos, color palette, badges, and usage guidelines.
- [Code of Conduct](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/code-of-conduct/): Anti-harassment policy and reporting procedures.
- [Security Policy](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/security/): Vulnerability disclosure guidelines (`/.well-known/security.txt`).
- [Privacy Notice](https://cyberscotlandconnect.com/privacy/): UK GDPR data handling transparency.