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Our devices contain more work, personal and financial data than ever before. Follow the NCSC guidance to protect yourself, your data and digital privacy.
Whether it’s a staycation or going abroad, it’s easy to forget that protecting your devices and keeping safe online should also be on your holiday checklist, so we have a few simple tips to support you when you’re away from home.
We are highlighting prevention, mitigation and support measures to protect from the threat of Conti Ransomware and to encourage individuals, sectors and organisations to protect and prepare against all types of Cyber-attacks.
NCSC’s Active Cyber Defence programme helps organisations protect their services from cyber attacks, manage incidents and improve their underlying security. The programme is intended to tackle the high-volume commodity attacks that affect people’s everyday lives and consists of several interventions […]
We have all heard the phrase “Back up your Data” but what exactly is Data and what does it mean to “Back it up”. Initially, Data was thought of as being letters, numbers and symbols used in computer programming or […]
Advice for creating strong and separate passwords to protect your accounts.
Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) describes the ultimate goal of a class of cyber attacks designed to render a service inaccessible. DDoS is the malicious attempt to disrupt the normal traffic of a targeted server, service or network by overwhelming […]
Actions that can be taken by organisations and individuals to mitigate cyber risks as part of an annual “Digital Spring Clean”.
Criminals have taken advantage of the unregulated nature of cryptocurrencies to scam consumers.
NCRAB are looking for new Board members who are interested in helping to drive the ambition to improve Scotland’s cyber resilience and cyber security. If you would like the chance to be part of shaping and implementing our national policies in this area, this is a great way to get involved and contribute.
The NCSC has just launched its latest Cyber Aware campaign which provides actionable advice on defending digital assets against the very real threat of online scams and hacking. Securing your most important accounts begins with following two simple steps.