Cyber Resilience

  • Cyber Resilience COVID-19 Bulletin

    6th May 2020 by

    The Scottish Government’s Cyber Resilience Unit is producing a regular ‘Cyber Resilience Bulletin’ for business organisations, public sector organisations, charities and the general public. As a result of the significant rise in COVID-19 related scams, over the next few months, the Scottish Government Cyber Resilience Unit is sharing important cyber security information from trusted sources,...

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  • NCSC Launch New Online Security Campaign

    22nd April 2020 by

    Cross-governmental ‘Cyber Aware’ campaign launched, which offers actionable advice for people to protect passwords, accounts and devices.   Concern that criminals could look to capitalise on increased use of Internet devices The National Cyber Security Centre, a part of GCHQ; Launched ‘Cyber Aware’ campaign promoting behaviours to mitigate threats Created a world-leading scam reporting service...

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  • Cyber Scotland Week

    4th March 2019 by

    This year the Scottish Government and ScotlandIS, with key partners from across Scotland, will launch a new initiative, Cyber Scotland Week (22nd April – 28th April 2019).  A host of events will showcase the exceptional innovation taking place in the sector, while raising awareness of good cyber resilience practice and promoting a career within the...

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  • Scotland can’t be complacent about cyber security threats

    27th June 2018 by

    Cyber-crime increasingly affects everyone – at home, at work and even in national government. It’s also borderless, requiring new approaches to prevent attacks. Recent reports highlight the escalating volume of the threat. I’ve been working with the Scottish Business Resilience Centre and the Scottish Government, as co-chair of the Scottish private sector steering group, to...

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  • This Data Protection Day get your organisation GDPR ready

    25th January 2018 by

    With just four months to go till General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018, this Data Protection Day (28 January) take time out to ensure you know exactly how this might affect your organisation. The increasing use – and abuse – of personal and sensitive information has driven forward this...

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  • Small business urged to follow five simple steps to thrive online

    17th October 2017 by

    UK small businesses can shield themselves from potential online attacks thanks to a new guide created by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) •New guide gives expert advice on how small businesses can easily avoid common online dangers •Cyber security “should be as second nature as cashing up or locking the doors at night” •Minister...

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  • Cyber Comms Toolkit for September – Data Breaches

    30th August 2017 by

    As hackers become more and more sophisticated, the risk of a data breach has become a regular occurrence. Cyber criminals are after your money, your data and your intellectual property.   The National Cyber Security Centre believes the average cost of a data breach for a business is between £600k and £1.5m. One in four...

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