Online safety advice
Due to the increasing number of cyberattacks affecting a range of business and organisations, everyone is urged to be extra vigilant with their data online.
Here is some advice that you should consider as a precaution, to help keep yourself safe from fraud.
Passwords
- Consider changing your passwords to ensure you have a strong and unique password for each system. Please visit Cyber Scotland- Choosing strong and separate passwords (opens new window) for advice on this.
What to do if my data has been lost
- For more information on what do after your data has been lost, please visit National Cyber Security Centre - Data breaches: guidance for individuals and families (opens new window).
Cyber and Fraud Hub
- The Cyber and Fraud Hub support individuals affected by cybercrimes. For more information, please visit Cyber and Fraud Hub (opens new window), or call their free hotline on 08082813580
- Guidance document by the Cyber and Fraud Hub Charity on Protecting Your Personal Information: A Guide to Data Breaches (opens new window)
Any individual who has evidence that they have been the victim of a crime should contact Police Scotland on 101.
