What is cyber resilience
Cyber resilience is about ensuring that your organisation is prepared for a cyber attack and can continue to operate when it happens.
Cyber security is about protecting your IT systems and data to help ensure you are not a target of malicious cyber activity, reducing the risk of cyber attack.
What can third sector do
The Scottish Government has produced advice and guidance for voluntary sector organisations as part of their Third Sector Action Plan, which focuses on:
- Understanding Cyber Risk
- Improving Staff Awareness
- Embedding Cyber Resilience
- Knowing how to Prepare, Respond & Recover from Cyber Incidents
What are CyberScotland doing to support third sector
SCVO have appointed a Cyber Resilience Co-ordinator, who will work closely with Scottish Government through the CyberScotland partnership, to help coordinate implementation of the action plan across Scotland’s voluntary sector to support them in becoming more cyber resilient. They will be guided by a Third Sector Cyber Resilience Working Group, made up of a range of people from across the sector, who will help shape the development of the work programme to ensure it is impactful and relevant. As these themes develop this page will be updated with new initiatives and opportunities.
Upcoming events
The next Gathering will take place in-person on 4th and 5th February 2025 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). Save the date in your diary – we can’t wait to see you there! Organised by SCVO, the Gathering is the […]
Overall aim Cyber resilience is just another part of overall business resilience – making sure that your organisation has a plan in place to keep operating, even when things go wrong. Only 19% of UK charities have cyber incident response […]
Relevant News
The October CyberScotland Third Sector Cyber Resilience Bulletin is designed to provide you with cyber related information for the third sector covering:
•Common Threats
•Recent Incidents and Lessons Learned
•Awareness and Guidance
Overall aimStaff and volunteers are using digital systems every day. Giving them the right awareness and training to spot cyber risks and take appropriate action is key. Only 18% of UK charities have some form of cyber staff training in […]
To help support charities in addressing cyber risks, a Third Sector Cyber Resilience Working Group, made up of a range of people from across Scotland’s voluntary sector, has been established to shape and guide a programme of work aligned to Scottish Government’s Third Sector Cyber Resilience Action Plan.
Charities are using digital systems every day to deliver their services and keep in touch but with this capability comes a level of risk. Almost one in three UK charities experienced some form of cyber security breach or attack in […]