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Cyber Resilience Framework

Provide a common, effective way for Scottish public sector organisations to assess their cyber resilience arrangements, identify areas of strength and weakness, gain reasonable confidence that they are adhering to minimum cyber resilience requirements, and take decisions on how/whether to achieve higher levels of cyber resilience on a risk-based and proportionate basis.

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Passwords & Two-Step Verification

This 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 […]