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Small Business Guide: Response and Recovery

Guidance that helps small to medium sized organisations prepare their response to and plan their recovery from a cyber incident.

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NCSC Cyber related topics

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

Student Online Safety Guide – Chinese Version

Simplified Chinese translation of the Student Online Safety Guide from Police Scotland. Common frauds that students are experiencing today can range from the more recognisable face-to-face fraud to those carried out by someone anonymously online. This guide in will equip […]

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 […]

Cyber Strategy for Small Organisations

CyberScotland partner Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland has released a new cyber strategy guide for small organisations. A comprehensive cyber security strategy is crucial to protect organisations, individuals, and governments from devastating cyber attacks. This guide is designed to aid small […]

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.

Active Cyber Defence

The NCSC’s Active Cyber Defence programme aims to reduce the impact of cyber attacks by providing tools and services, free at the point of use, that protect against a range of threats.