The CyberScotland Partnership is preparing for the return of its flagship national awareness campaign, CyberScotland Week 2026.
Taking place from 23 to 28 February 2026, CyberScotland Week 2026 will highlight the everyday
actions that all of us can take to improve our cyber awareness and resilience. It is an opportunity to find
out more about the risks, the help available, and what everyone can do to stay secure online.
The annual CyberScotland Week encourages everyone in Scotland to better understand cyber and digital risks and boost their online security through simple, practical steps. There are several in-person and online events (including workshops, webinars and awareness sessions) happening across Scotland that any organisation, business, community group, or individual can attend. These will focus on themes like strong passwords, multi-factor authentication and data backup to combat cyber threats.
Now entering its eighth year, CyberScotland Week has become a key moment in Scotland’s national calendar, bringing together audiences from across Scotland to share knowledge, strengthen our digital defences and celebrate innovation in cyber security.
The 2026 campaign theme is “Online security starts with you!” focusing on how everyone in Scotland, from individuals and families to small businesses and major organisations, can get involved, help protect themselves from risk of phishing, ransomware and other cyber-attacks.
The announcement aligns with the recently published Strategic Framework for a Cyber Resilient Scotland: 2025–2030, which sets a clear direction for building Scotland’s cyber resilience to 2030 andemphasises that as new and emerging technologies are adopted, government, organisations and the public must remain alert to evolving cyber threats and be confident in how to manage them.
CyberScotland Week is co-ordinated by the CyberScotland Partnership, a collaboration of key stakeholders brought together by the Scottish Government’s National Cyber Resilience Unit.
Organisations, community groups and individuals are encouraged to host an event of any size during CyberScotland Week 2026 to help share information and raise awareness. Activities could include workshops, awareness sessions, school activities, webinars or community drop-ins, anything that helps raise awareness of cyber security and build practical resilience.
To find out more or to register an event, visit the CyberScotland website at www.cyberscotland.com/cyberscotlandweek.
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