Incident response

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Incident Management

The NCSC defines a cyber security incident as:

A breach of a system’s security policy in order to affect its integrity or availability
The unauthorised access or attempted access to a system

Cyber incidents can take many forms, such as denial of service, malware, ransomware or phishing attacks.

Related resources

Board Toolkit

NCSC’s Board Toolkit will provide you with the tools you need to have the necessary conversations with your IT team/supplier.

Cyber Security Professionals

This guide is for those who are experts in cyber security.

Child Protection

Child protection means protecting a child from abuse or neglect, which may cause significant harm. Police Scotland has some advice and information on how to report child abuse or neglect.

Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety

Helpful resources which practitioners and educators can use with learners and to support learning at home on the topics of cyber resilience and internet safety.

NCSC Cyber related topics

NCSC’s list of the broad range of cyber security related topics that their advice and guidance covers.

This guidance aims to help organisations manage their cyber security risks by breaking down the task of protecting the organisation into 10 components. It is aimed at medium to large organisations that have someone dedicated to managing the organisation’s cyber security.

Incident response

Incident Management

Related resources

Board Toolkit

Cyber Security Professionals

Child Protection

Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety

NCSC Cyber related topics

10 Steps to Cyber Security