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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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Social Engineering Guidance

This guide explains how criminals manipulate people – rather than systems – to gain access to information or control. It explores common tactics like impersonation, urgency and exploitation of trust and then provides practical steps for recognising and resisting such […]

The Strategic Framework for Cyber Resilient Scotland: Action Plan 2025 – 2030

The plan sets out the key actions during 2025 to 2030 to deliver the priorities set out in the strategic framework for a Cyber Resilient Scotland.

Supporting guidance for public bodies

Resources to help public sector bodies embed cyber resilience into the supply chain process.

Exercise in a Box workshops

A free, 90 minute non technical workshop which helps organisations find out how resilient they are to cyber attacks and practise their response in a safe environment.

Cyber Cluster Events

A list of all the Scottish Cyber Cluster events.

Cyber Capability Toolkit

Cyber capability toolkit to help organisations develop plans for responding to the threat of cyber attacks.