Incident response

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Incident Management

The NCSC defines a cyber security incident as:

A breach of a system’s security policy in order to affect its integrity or availability
The unauthorised access or attempted access to a system

Cyber incidents can take many forms, such as denial of service, malware, ransomware or phishing attacks.

Related resources

Reports and Advisories

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

Cyber Resilience: General Guidance

Information to help public bodies, businesses and third sector organisations improve their online security and protect against cyber threats.

Cyber Resilience Strategy 2015-2020: Progress Report

This report entitled ‘Firm foundations’ highlights the progress of ‘Safe, Secure and Prosperous: A Cyber Resilience Strategy for Scotland’ (2015-2020).

Romance Fraud

Police Scotland’s advice on protecting against romance fraud.

Police Scotland’s Cyber Security Strategy 2020

This strategy sets out how Police Scotland will take a proactive approach to respond to cyber demand, ensuring that we are future focused and able to adapt our policing model to suit the needs of the communities they serve.

Self Employed & Sole Traders

Cyber security advice to protect your business and the technology you rely on.