Cyber Scotland
Information on how to legally protect personal information.
A cyber resilience resource to equip students with the essential cyber resilience knowledge and skills needed to navigate their digitally evolving student and personal lives.
Read more Cyber Resilience and You! in modal dialogThis guide explains how criminals can hijack your mobile phone number by tricking your provider into switching your service to a SIM card under their control. Once they have your number, they can intercept calls and texts – including the […]
Read more SIM Swap Guidance in modal dialogThis guide describes how to use online platforms safely by showing the benefits alongside the risks. It offers practical steps like setting strong passwords, enabling two‑factor authentication, reviewing privacy settings and being thoughtful before posting. In essence: social media can […]
Read more Social Media Guide in modal dialogAugust’s Cyberbyte contains valuable links to our trusted partners, raising awareness of online safety and just as importantly, measures that can be put in place to mitigate risk and keep safe online. On the return to school, many youngsters will […]
Read more Cyberbyte – August 2025 in modal dialogIn 2020, Young Scot launched the Digi Know? Champions Award in collaboration with Glasgow Kelvin College. The Award helps young people build the skills and knowledge they need to protect themselves online, whilst gaining an SCQF Level 4 qualification for […]
Read more DigiKnow – Practical Cyber Resilience in modal dialogThis free government service for UK organisations performs a range of simple online checks to identify common vulnerabilities in your public-facing IT. All checks are remote, without the need to install software and uses the same kind of publicly available […]
Read more Check Your Cyber Security in modal dialog