Cyber Scotland
Helping you to develop digital capability.
Want to update your knowledge and skills on how to stay safe and secure in an online environment? This quick fire series of e-learning modules is for you. Created with youth workers in mind, each short section introduces a key […]
Read more Cyber Resilience Basics in modal dialogA simple, government-backed scheme to protect organisations of any size from common cyber attacks.
Read more Cyber Essentials in modal dialogInformation on the different types of fraud and advice on how you can avoid becoming a victim.
Read more Scams and Frauds in modal dialogThis report entitled ‘Firm foundations’ highlights the progress of ‘Safe, Secure and Prosperous: A Cyber Resilience Strategy for Scotland’ (2015-2020).
Read more Cyber Resilience Strategy 2015-2020: Progress Report in modal dialogThis month’s CyberByte is focused on a type of online Blackmail, referred to as sextortion, which is when a cybercriminal threatens to reveal or create sensitive or embarrassing information about the victim unless the victim meets their demands. This places the victim under […]
Read more CyberByte – September 2025 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 dialog