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Protective DNS for the private sector

Advice on the selection and deployment of protective Domain Name Systems (DNS).

This guidance is aimed at private sector organisations who do not qualify to use the NCSC’s Protective DNS (PDNS).

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Individuals & Families

The NCSC’s cyber security advice to protect you and your family, and the technology you rely on.

Cyber Essentials

Cyber Essentials is a simple but effective, Government backed scheme that will help you to protect your organisation, whatever its size, against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks.

Reports and Advisories

The NCSC’s response, reports and advisories on cyber security matters affecting the UK.

Cyber Awareness Videos

Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland’s ethical hackers have produced a number of cyber security explainer videos.

Cyber Cluster Events

A list of all the Scottish Cyber Cluster events.

Passwords & Two-Step Verification

This guide explains how to create strong, unique passwords (for example using three random words) and why you should never reuse passwords across accounts. It also introduces Two‑Step Verification (2SV) – also called Two‑Factor Authentication (2FA) – as a vital […]