Cyber Scotland
Police Scotland’s tips and advice on how to browse the internet safely.
Outlines the procedures for notifying and coordinating responses to notifiable cyber incidents affecting Scotland’s public services. It defines the agreed-upon cyber incident notification process adopted by the Scottish public sector since 2018.
Read more Public Sector Cyber Incident Co-ordination Procedure in modal dialogGuidance for individuals, charities and small businesses to improve their cyber resilience and report cyber crime.
Read more Cyber Advice and Support in modal dialogThis 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 […]
Read more Passwords & Two-Step Verification in modal dialogThe NCSC’s cyber security advice to protect you and your family, and the technology you rely on.
Read more Individuals & Families in modal dialogSextortion is sexual extortion where the victim is exploited through threat of the exposure of intimate images and is usually for financial gain or as a means of controlling behaviour. Police Scotland have provided information and advice on how to […]
Read more Sextortion Guidance in modal dialogSextortion is a type of cyber-enabled extortion which involves the threat of sharing sexual information, images or clips to extort money from you, whether images actually exist or not. Police Scotland have advice on what you can do to reduce […]
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