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 […]
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This site is the home of security strategies, standards, policies, and guidance for UK government departments and their arm’s length bodies.
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Clusters promote economic growth through leveraging the innovation and business potential of a region; generating new employment opportunities, new products and services, new companies, new R&D activities and new patents. Find out more information about the clusters in Scotland.
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The use of remote access software in committing crime online is not very wellknown, let alone how easily criminals use this method to attack unassumingvictims. Remote access scams occur where online business and individual accounts arecompromised by cyber criminals and […]
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The IASME Cyber Essentials Certificate Search is to verify the Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification of an organisation. Use this to check whether an organisation holds Cyber Essentials certification to support supplier assurance.
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The guide explains what a data breach is – when personal or sensitive information is accessed, lost or disclosed without authorisation – and how it might affect you. It then outlines clear steps you can take if your details have […]
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