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Responding to a cyber incident -a guide for CEOs

This guidance helps CEOs in public and private sector organisations manage a cyber incident. It sets out aspects to consider at the start of an incident and throughout it.

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Self Employed & Sole Traders

Cyber security advice to protect your business and the technology you rely on.

Cyber Awareness Videos

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

A directory to help you find a Scottish company that are delivering data driven digital products and services. This resource is for the industry, the public sector and wider Scottish economy, helping to locate the right suppliers and showcasing the […]

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 […]

NCSC Blogs

Insight into the thoughts, good practice and stories from across the NCSC and its partners.

CyberByte – September 2025

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 […]