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Public Sector Cyber Incident Co-ordination Procedure

Outlines the procedures for notifying and coordinating responses to notifiable cyber incidents affecting Scotland’s public services. It defines the agreed-upon cyber incident notification process adopted by the Scottish public sector since 2018.

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CSPST: Cyber Security Procurement Support Tool

A public sector tool for the improvement of cyber security in the supply chain.

Sextortion

Sextortion 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 […]

Guidance on effective communications in a cyber incident

Supporting organisations of all sizes to manage their communications strategy before, during and after a cyber security incident.

Incident response template

This resource helps smaller organisations prepare for a cyber incident and gives a ste-by-step guide on how to deal with it.

CSPST: Guidance for buyers

Guidance for buyers on embedding use of Cyber Security Procurement Support Tool into the procurement process.

Social Media

Police Scotland’s advice on what precautions you should take when sharing information on social networking websites.