Cyber Resilience

  • Andrew McSherry from Scottish Canals on cyber resilient best practice

    7th November 2017 by

    Tell us a bit about yourself and your role at Scottish Canals. I’ve worked in IT for nearly 25 years  in a variety of leadership roles in a number of sectors ranging from retail and manufacturing to facility management.  I was initially brought into Scottish Canals to reviews its ICT provisioning before being appointed Head...

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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 businesses...

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  • Network and Information Systems Directive – plans and consultation

    8th August 2017 by

    UK Government’s Digital Minister Matt Hancock has launched a consultation on plans to implement the Security of Network and Information Systems Directive (“NIS Directive”). The European Commission, in cooperation with Member States, have agreed a Directive with the aim of increasing the security of Network and Information Systems (NIS) within the European Union (EU). The NIS Directive will...

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  • Draft Public Sector Action Plan and Best Practice Guidelines – Views Welcome

    8th August 2017 by

    Back in May we announced that we would be accelerating an action plan to help the public sector defend against cyber-attacks, including best practice guidelines for all organisations. We now have a Draft Public Sector Action Plan and Best Practice Guidelines – developed in partnership with the National Cyber Resilience Leaders Board and its Cross-Public Sector Group...

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  • Cyber Comms Toolkit for August – Online Fraud

    26th July 2017 by

    Summer is here so it’s time to kick back and enjoy ourselves! However, while we relax and maybe spend more time online planning a holiday or festival, there are those who won’t have our best interests at heart. In fact, figures from Action Fraud suggest the average amount lost per person to online fraud during...

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  • Cyber News and Threats – 12th July 2017

    12th July 2017 by

    Here are some of the latest updates on cyber threats and news that we’ve picked up in the last couple of weeks, including the NCSC weekly update. All updates are open source and links given: Scams follow widely reported attempt to compromise parliamentary email accounts Following reported attempts by hackers to compromise parliamentary email accounts in...

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  • Cyber Comms Toolkit General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)

    11th July 2017 by

    This toolkit has been developed to support your organisation to raise awareness within your communities/stakeholders of the forthcoming data protection reform. Please feel free to use and adapt these resources through your own communication channels. In order to get your communities interested, engaged, and taking action to make their organisations compliant with GDPR, please consider...

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  • Cyber News and Threats – 4th July 2017

    4th July 2017 by

    Here are some of the latest updates on cyber threats and news that we’ve picked up in the last couple of weeks, including the NCSC weekly update for 30 June. All updates are open source and links given: Password challenges Passwords have been in the news again recently. Most notably, on Friday 23 June accounts with weak...

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  • Ransomware: Latest NCSC Guidance

    28th June 2017 by

    We are aware of a global ransomware incident and are, alongside the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), monitoring the situation closely. The NCSC is asking to be notified of any instances of ransomware: incidents@ncsc.gov.uk. The NCSC’s website provides advice to the public and business on how to protect your digital systems. Read their ransomware guidance...

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