This month’s CyberByte is focused on a type of online Blackmail, referred to as sextortion, which is when a cybercriminal threatens to reveal or create sensitive or embarrassing information about the victim unless the victim meets their demands. This places the victim under […]
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This guidance describes how administrators responsible for managing access to online digital services for their organisation can apply the strongest types of multi-factor authentication (MFA). It describes the various types of MFA that are commonly available, explains some pitfalls to […]
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This site is the home of security strategies, standards, policies, and guidance for UK government departments and their arm’s length bodies.
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The SSSC 23 Things Digital programme provides basic digital capabilities resources and was inspired and influenced by the University of Edinburgh’s 23 Things programme. You don’t have to be registered with the SSSC to take part in the 23 Things.
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Guidance that helps small to medium sized organisations prepare their response to and plan their recovery from a cyber incident.
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Provide a common, effective way for Scottish public sector organisations to assess their cyber resilience arrangements, identify areas of strength and weakness, gain reasonable confidence that they are adhering to minimum cyber resilience requirements, and take decisions on how/whether to […]
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