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Digital, Data and Technology Profession, Skills and Capability

The Scottish Digital Academy was launched in 2017 to provide high quality professional learning and training to support the development of digital skills and capability across the public and third sectors in Scotland.

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Cryptocurrency Scam Guidance 2024

Guidance from the Police Scotland Cyber Crime Harm Prevention Team related to Cryptocurrency, explaining what it is, the various scams related to it and what to do if you become a victim

Scottish Digital Academy

Helping you to develop digital capability.

Cyber Advisor Scheme

The NCSC scheme to help organisations of all sizes access consistent, high quality cyber security advice. Resource to support with Cyber Essentials readiness and certification

Business email compromise: defending your organisation

This guidance helps small to medium sized organisations deal with businessemail compromise (BEC). It provides actions to help businesses reduce thelikelihood of being affected by BEC, and includes steps to take if you think yourorganisation has already been compromised.

Reports and Advisories

The NCSC’s response, reports and advisories on cyber security matters affecting the UK.

10 Steps to Cyber Security

This guidance aims to help organisations manage their cyber security risks by breaking down the task of protecting the organisation into 10 components. It is aimed at medium to large organisations that have someone dedicated to managing the organisation’s cyber security.