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Dr. McKenzie smiled. "Yes, you see, in Scottish culture, there's a long history of creative password-keeping. During the Jacobite risings, Scottish rebels used complex passwords to communicate with each other without being detected by British forces."

MacTavish decided to pay a visit to the country's top cybersecurity expert, Dr. Sophie McKenzie, who was based at the University of Edinburgh. As he arrived at her office, he noticed a large banner on the wall that read, "Password Day: Change Your Password, Change Your Life." Scoreland Passwords

He recalled stories of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce using coded messages to communicate with their allies. He remembered the famous Scottish Enlightenment, which had produced some of the greatest thinkers and inventors of the 18th century, including James Hutton, who had laid the foundations for modern geology. During the Jacobite risings, Scottish rebels used complex