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The CyberScotland Partnership is a collaborative leadership approach to focus efforts on improving cyber resilience across Scotland.

The Scottish Governments key strategic stakeholders have come together in a formal partnership arrangement to drive the delivery of activities that will achieve the outcomes of The Strategic Framework for a Cyber Resilient Scotland.

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NEWS

CyberScotland Week 2023- How to get involved

23 January 202323 January 2023

Join us for CyberScotland Week 2023 (27th Feb – 5th March). A week of events focused on raising cyber awareness, developing skills and promoting innovation.

GENERAL

Abertay cyberQuarter announces founding partners

15 December 202215 December 2022

Abertay University has announced the first founding partners connected to its Abertay cyberQuarter centre – Scotland’s new hub for cybersecurity research, development and economic growth.

EVENTS

NCSC Digital Loft: Incident management and the cyber threat from Russia

31 January 2023 - 10:00 am

The NCSC will discuss the role of an Incident Management team and how it helps reduce the harm caused to victims of cyber incidents. They will also be discussing the potential cyber threat from Russia and what actions organisations can […]

EVENTS

Free online “Practical Cyber Resilience” short course

2 February 2023 - 10:00 am

Do you want to improve your cyber security habits and learn how to use security apps? Here’s how to do it without boring presentations or complicated technical instructions. Up your knowledge and confidence on this micro course run over two […]

Advice & Guidance

The tools and guidance you need to improve your organisation’s cyber resilience. This advice reduces the likelihood of becoming a victim to cyber crime. Or in the event on an attack, how to better handle it and limit its impact.

Incident Response

The NCSC defines a cyber incident as unauthorised access (or attempted access) to an organisation’s IT system/s. These may be malicious attacks such as denial of service attacks, malware infection, ransomware or more commonly phishing attacks.