Cyber Scotland
The latest blogs, articles and reports from the Scottish Cyber Cluster.
This guide explains how criminals manipulate people – rather than systems – to gain access to information or control. It explores common tactics like impersonation, urgency and exploitation of trust and then provides practical steps for recognising and resisting such […]
Read more Social Engineering Guidance in modal dialogLearn how to protect yourself or your small business online with the Cyber Aware Action Plan. Answer a few questions on topics like passwords and two-factor authentication, and get a free personalised list of actions that will help you improve […]
Read more Cyber Aware Action Plan in modal dialogSextortion 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 […]
Read more Sextortion in modal dialogExercise in a box is an NCSC online tool which helps organisations find out how resilient they are to cyber-attacks and to help them practice their response. The service provides exercises, based around the main cyber threats which your organisation […]
Read more Exercise in a box 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 dialogThe Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) provides guidance for organisations responsible for vitally important services and activities.
Read more The Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) / NCSC CAF Guidance in modal dialog