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Cyber Directory

Search the directory to find a Scottish company that can help provide you with a specific product or service. Businesses across any sector can quickly view Scottish technology businesses that can deliver solutions to a range of related issues, from fraud and transaction security, to regulatory compliance, to active monitoring and defence.

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Forms of Phishing

Guidance from the Cybercrime Harm Prevention Team breaking down the different forms of Phishing

Cyber Advice and Support

Guidance for individuals, charities and small businesses to improve their cyber resilience and report cyber crime.

Cyber Essentials Readiness Tool

The Cyber Essentials Readiness Tool helps you meet Cyber Essentials requirements. The tool includes questions related to the main Cyber Essentials criteria and provides tailored advice to prepare you for certification. This resources provides support with Cyber Essentials readiness and certification

The Strategic Framework for a Cyber Resilient Scotland

This Framework sets out Scotland’s vision for a cyber resilient Scotland and includes refreshed action plans.

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 […]

Cyber Training for Staff

Free e-learning training introduces why cyber security is important and how attacks happen. It will give you actionable advice about how to defend yourself. The NCSC’s e-learning package ‘Top Tips For Staff’ can be completed online, or built into your […]