Edinburgh | 26 March

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Join Shaima Mol Thassim Naseena, your IFA Regional Ambassador, for the first Scotland (Glasgow) regional event of 2026. This meeting offers an engaging and educational start to the first quarter of the year, combining professional learning with valuable networking opportunities. 

We are pleased to be joined by Mark Gallacher from the Cyber and Fraud Unit, Specialist Crime Division, Police Scotland. Mark will deliver a talk on, Online Resilience for Individuals and Businesses.

With the cyber landscape ever evolving, it is crucial that people are able to protect themselves and their organisations from online harms. In this workshop, you will learn how positive online behaviours can prevent you from being scammed. These in turn help to foster a strong resilience culture in the workplace which helps to protect businesses and organisations from cyber attacks.

This talk will cover: 

  • Social Engineering
  • Social Media Profiles
  • Live-time tagging
  • Sharing children’s information
  • Business E-mail Compromise
  • Passphrase strength
  • Back-ups
  • Updates
  • Admin Privileges
  • Low and no-cost tool

 This in-person event will also include: 

  • A welcome and update from IFA, including introductions to new and existing members. 
  • A short business-focused presentation. 
  • An opportunity to refresh your knowledge, gain industry insight and earn 2 CPD hours. 
  • Dedicated time for networking with members and professional contacts. 

The meeting is open to non-members, and we encourage you to bring colleagues or professional contacts who may benefit from attending. 

Attendance in person is mandatory for CPD accreditation. If, for any reason, you are unable to attend, we kindly ask that you do not register for this event. 

Event details 

  • Date: Thursday 26 March 2026
  • Time: 17:30 – 19:30hrs
  • Delivery: In-person, UK 
  • Cost: Free of charge
  • CPD hours: 2
  • Refreshments: Complimentary refreshments will be provided. Please register in advance so we can cater appropriately. 

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 Venue

TBC, Edinburgh

We look forward to seeing you. 

About the speaker:

Mark Gallacher MCGI CMgr MCMI

Mark is a highly experienced former Police Officer, having served for 28 years with Strathclyde Police and, later, Police Scotland, before retiring in July 2022.

During his service, Mark rose to the rank of Inspector and led numerous operationally demanding and critical incidents. He served as Head of Probationer Training at the Scottish Police College, where he was responsible for the training and development of all new police recruits. In the final two years of his service, Mark led Police Scotland’s Cybercrime Harm Prevention Team, guiding the team to win the Outstanding Cyber Team Award at the Cyber Scotland Awards 2021.

In 2022, Mark was also named runner-up for Outstanding Cyber Leader. He returned to Police Scotland in September 2022 as a Cybercrime Protection, Incident Support and Training Officer, working with businesses and organisations to help them plan for, respond to, recover from, and learn following cyber-attacks.

Mark is a Chartered Manager and a Member of the City and Guilds Institute.