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Scottish Government is working with partners to develop a cyber resilience strategy and has launched a consultation to gather views from the public that will inform the strategy’s development. Ideas and comment from educators, young people and parents on how education and skills can play a crucial role in ensuring Scotland’s people and businesses operate and prosper safely online are especially welcome. You can find the consultation online at http://tinyurl.com/CyberConsultation
There are already many excellent examples of how education can lead the way in cyber resilience like Kyle Academy in South Ayrshire which has worked with Police Scotland’s Head of Cyber Security to develop a 12-week Cyber Security Badge programme. As part of the programme, pupils in S1 learn about everything from the importance of secure passwords to the dangers of cyber bullying and online grooming. The students then have to work with their parents and grandparents to “audit” the security of electronic devices in their homes. The programme has been a great success and is now embedded in Kyle Academy’s curriculum.
Launching the consultation, the Deputy First Minister, Mr John Swinney, said:
“The internet is part of all of our lives. We use it to stay connected with friends and family, for information, enjoyment and play. It offers incredible opportunities for Scottish businesses. But no one is immune to cyber risks. Being digitally connected brings increased opportunities for those who seek to exploit the very same technology for criminal purposes such as threats of fraud and abuse. In using the internet in our everyday lives we must accept this is now the norm and we all must become more resilient to such attacks and build our capacity to manage this as we do other more visible risks.
This consultation seeks to gather your views on how we can become more resilient online; how we can be more alert to online risk and know how we can quickly recover from any cyber-attack.”
To find out more about the strategy and to the respond to the consultation, go to http://tinyurl.com/CyberConsultation
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