Police Scotland

Police Scotland’s purpose is to improve the safety and wellbeing of people, places and communities in Scotland, focusing on Keeping People Safe in line with our values of Integrity, Fairness and Respect.

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Business email compromise: defending your organisation

This guidance helps small to medium sized organisations deal with businessemail compromise (BEC). It provides actions to help businesses reduce thelikelihood of being affected by BEC, and includes steps to take if you think yourorganisation has already been compromised.

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.

Cryptocurrency Scam Guidance

Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that are known for their market volatility so the value ofinvestor’s assets go up and down quickly. Criminals can take advantage of the unregulated nature ofcryptocurrencies to scam consumers. Cryptocurrency can be traded or exchanged online […]

Cryptocurrency Scam Guidance 2022

Details on spotting the potential signs of cryptocurrency scams, along with advice and support that is available to those who may have been affected.

Cryptocurrency Scam Guidance 2024

Guidance from the Police Scotland Cyber Crime Harm Prevention Team related to Cryptocurrency, explaining what it is, the various scams related to it and what to do if you become a victim

Cybercrime Investigations and Digital Forensics

National coverage providing expertise and specialist support to Local Policing and other departments. This includes technical assistance in the examination and analysis of digital devices. Both departments provide specialist support for National Online Child Abuse Protection (NOCAP) investigations, work closely […]

Forms of Phishing

Guidance from the Cybercrime Harm Prevention Team breaking down the different forms of Phishing

Holiday Fraud

Top tips to follow to avoid falling victim to holiday fraud.

Keep Secure Online

Police Scotland’s advice and tips on how to keep yourself and your children safe online.

Online Shopping

Information about online shopping and how to stay safe online.

Police Cyber Alarm

Businesses in Scotland are being urged to sign up to a free digital tool which monitors the threats from cybercriminals.

Police Scotland’s Cyber Security Strategy 2020

This strategy sets out how Police Scotland will take a proactive approach to respond to cyber demand, ensuring that we are future focused and able to adapt our policing model to suit the needs of the communities they serve.