About us

Scotland’s experts on farmer co-ops and food industry collaboration, we work with food and farming businesses to make them more profitable, competitive, and sustainable - #workingtogether to shape the future, today.

What we do

All our work helps facilitate farmers and food and drink businesses to work together effectively. Over the years we've expanded and developed subsidiary businesses - getting the right people together and making innovative advancements - to help benefit food, farming and rural Scotland.

Events & Training

Developing staff capability is one of the most effective ways to improve a co-op’s performance. Check out our events and training programme - most of which are open to non co-op members too.

Membership

As a development organisation, owned by our members, we provide a range of specialist services not available elsewhere, to assist them in developing their people and their businesses. Get in touch to find out how we can help you.

What's New

See below for all the latest news, views and updates from us here at SAOS. Find all our latest videos on YouTube at: SAOS - working together in food and farming

Cyber Security

05 December 2024

1:00 - 4:00pm

Delivered Online via Go To Webinar

With more and more business processes moving into the cloud, we need to be more cautious than ever, defending against hacks,exploits and scams.  This practical half-day webinar will look at website security, social media safety, password protection and more. 

Aimed at anyone who wants to embrace online opportunities, but who understands the real dangers and their impact in today’s connected world. The workshop will provide an opportunity to ask questions too.

Workshop Content

Topics covered include:

* An intro to cybersecurity (why SMEs are the most at risk - it "will" happen).
* Protecting hardware/software 
* Website hacks and ways to defend against them
* Social media dangers (and other ways that people are exploited)
* Email phishing and Deep Fakes (targeted attacks using AI)
* Resilience - do you have backups, what would you do if…?

 Facilitator

We’re partnering again with Gary Ennis, Managing Director of NS Design who will lead this workshop. Those of you who joined us for our “Social Media – Making an Impact” workshops will know Gary as a very knowledgeable and highly engaging facilitator. 

A fully qualified trainer, Gary graduated with an architecture degree from Strathclyde University before spending a year running a busy bar. It was there he developed a passion for excellent customer service. A former ‘CEO Of the Year’ at the Scottish Digital Technology Awards, Gary has made numerous television and radio appearances as a social media expert and is in demand across the UK as a conference speaker, and trainer in the field of digital marketing.

How to Apply

https://buytickets.at/saos/1389660

Cost

£25 plus VAT