{{#>global_info-box}} 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. {{/global_info-box}} Cyber resilience is just another part of overall business resilience which is about making sure that you have a plan in place to keep operating, even when things go wrong. As organisations move online, they are more vulnerable which can result in: loss of service people you work with/staff being put at risk financial and reputational impact Unfortunately the third sector is not exempt. The good news is that taking the first steps to improving your cyber resilience is easier than you might think. It can protect you against the most common threats and help ensure you are prepared to respond to cyber incidents, should they occur. Focus areas The Scottish Government has produced advice and guidance for voluntary sector organisations as part of their Third Sector Action Plan, which focusses on: Understanding Cyber Risk Improving Staff Awareness Embedding Cyber Resilience Knowing how to Prepare, Respond & Recover from Cyber Incidents SCVO have recently appointed a Cyber Resilience Co-ordinator, who will work closely with Scottish Government to help develop this action plan and coordinate its implementation across Scotland’s voluntary sector. As these themes develop this page will be updated with new initiatives and opportunities. Upcoming Events Check the CyberScotland Partnership website for details of forthcoming training and events. Recent news and blogs Five tips to improve your charity’s cyber safety and security (OSCR website) Next steps For further advice and guidance: The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Cyber Scotland A free self-assessment of your current cyber resilience to help you work out next steps: SCVO Cyber Checkup Information for board members to govern cyber risk more effectively NCSC Cyber Security Toolkit for Boards Non-technical workshop to test and practice cyber incident response Cyber & Fraud Centre Scotland Exercise in a Box Supply chain security awareness NCSC Supply Chain Security Guidance {{#>global_info-box type="exclamation"}} Cyber Incident Response If you are currently experiencing a cyber incident see CyberScotland Responding to an Incident for up-to-date advice. {{/global_info-box}} Contact information If you are interested in becoming more cyber resilient and want to discuss this with the SCVO Digital team, please contact us at digital@scvo.scot.