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Sextortion

Sextortion 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 the likelihood of this happening and what to do if you’re a victim of extortion.

Related resources

The Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) / NCSC CAF Guidance

The Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) provides guidance for organisations responsible for vitally important services and activities.

Cyber Cluster Events

A list of all the Scottish Cyber Cluster events.

NCSC Blogs

Insight into the thoughts, good practice and stories from across the NCSC and its partners.

Risk Management

The key types of risk that can affect your voluntary organisation and the importance of risk policy. Resource to support good governance when it comes to digital.

Self Employed & Sole Traders

Cyber security advice to protect your business and the technology you rely on.

Digital Footprint

Advice on creating a positive presence online. Young Scot explain what’s a digital footprint and why it matters?