Due to the nature of this webinar, it was not allowed to be recorded and we don't have permission to publish the presentation - there are however links below that you may find useful; this is with kind permission from Police Scotland and working in colloboration for learning and building awareness from this webinar.  If you do have any questions that you would like us to pass onto the presenter, please email charlene.matthewman@srp-uk.org . 

The focus of this webinar was to enable the networking discussion of cyber security awareness throughout your organisation.  It touched on their mandate for this work and the critical importance of cyber security within your organisation, this being the responsibility of all staff within your organisation, and moving away from the culture of this being solely the responsibility of your IT team.

We will the highlight current cyber threat landscape and the attack vector and access points cyber attackers will exploit, and achieve success in, if prevention through awareness is not highlighted.

Amongst other points, they emphasised the insider threat and how this vulnerability correlates not only with your staff but directly with your HR, Finance and IT teams. This webinar included a personal cyber security element, appropriate for all staff, in relation to social media security.

Presenter: Gordy MacDonald (Scotland Police)

Gordy joined Grampian Police in 1991 and completed his 30 years of police service with Police Scotland in 2021.  Throughout his policing career he enjoyed many varied roles. He completed the last 4 years of his service within the National Cybercrime Harm Prevention Team. This team received national recognition for their commitment towards Cybercrime Harm Prevention and he also received a special recognition award for services to Cybercrime Harm Prevention. Following a short retirement Gordy returned to the Police Service of Scotland in his current role. He is a keen Hillwalker and Road Cyclist – weather permitting!

Useful Links

How Secure Is My Password? | Password Strength Checker (security.org)

Top tips for staff - Overview (ncsc.gov.uk)

Stay Safe Online (ncsc.gov.uk)  - top tips for staff infographic.

Setting up 2-Step Verification (2SV) - NCSC.GOV.UK

Stay protected online with a Cyber Action Plan - NCSC.GOV.UK