CyberScotland bulletin - CyberScotland Week 2025 Mon  28/10/2024

Get involved in CyberScotland Week 2025

We are thrilled to announce that CyberScotland Week 2025 will run from 24 February to 2 March 2025, and you can get involved now by registering your event.

The theme of this year’s CyberScotland Week is Can’t hack it!?, highlighting everyday actions everyone can take to improve their cyber resilience.

How to get involved

Visit the official CyberScotland Week 2025 website to register your event or learn more. Any organisation, community group or individual can host a CyberScotland Week event.

By hosting an event, you’re helping to drive the conversation about cyber resilience within your community, industry or organisation. No event is too small – you could host a panel session, workshop, webinar, coffee morning or drop-in session, and play your part in helping everyone in Scotland stay safe online.

Register your event here

Can’t hack it!?

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) advise on everyday steps people can make to improve their cyber resilience, including:

For individuals

•         Using a strong and unique password for each account

•         Turning on two-factor authentication

•         Backing up your data (and enabling automatic backups)

•         Reporting phishing scams to your IT department at work or, at home, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

•         Installing the latest updates as soon as they're available

For organisations

•         Installing antivirus software

•         Preventing staff from downloading dubious apps

•         Keeping all your IT equipment up to date (‘patching’)

•         Controlling how USB drives are used

•         Switching on your firewall.

Visit the NCSC website for further guidance.

About CyberScotland Week

Now in its seventh year, CyberScotland Week continues to grow as the threat of cyber-attacks escalates across Scotland and the world. Police Scotland recorded that 14,890 cyber-crimes were recorded in 2022-23 – that’s over 20 every day. With the cyber threat continuing to grow, raising awareness and building our nation’s resilience is more important than ever.

CyberScotland Week is organised by the CyberScotland Partnership, a collaboration of key stakeholders brought together by the Scottish Government's Cyber Resilience Unit with the aim of raising cyber security awareness and building Scotland-wide cyber resilience.

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