The information below lists some of the organisations who offer advice about the best ways to protect devices and data.
- Action Fraud – Action Fraud is the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime. You can report it and/or phone 0300 123 204 if you have been scammed, defrauded or experienced cybercrime.
- Get Safe Online – The Get Safe Online website provides practical advice on how to protect yourself and your business. There is also a Jargon Buster.
- Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – The ICO is a UK independent body set up to uphold information rights. It provides access to official information and guidance about topics such as GDPR.
- National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – The NCSC site is the authority on cyber security and has some useful advice and guidance and resources. This includes:
- Cyber Aware which aims to support simple secure online behaviours to help individuals and families protect themselves from cyber criminals.
- a series of films, available on YouTube, on ransomware, phishing and security culture.
- guidance on how to spot the most obvious signs of a scam
- Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS), where people can report a potential phishing message or scam website to the NCSC
- training for staff and for small organisations
- Cyber Insurance advice
- Cyber Essentials readiness toolkit. The toolkit helps create a personal action plan to help organisations move towards meeting the Cyber Essentials requirements.
- NHS Digital – NHS Digital is the national information and technology partner to the health and social care system. Its systems and services include the Data Security and Protection Toolkit and NHSmail. Its Social Care Programme commissioned this guidance and the Digital Social Care website.
- NHSx – NHSx is the national organisation charged with overseeing the digital transformation of health and social care.
- SASIG – The Security Awareness Special Interest Group (SASIG) is a subscription-free networking forum. Its aim is for professionals to be able to safely and freely exchange views and concerns about the issues of cybersecurity. Membership includes hundreds of organisations from all sectors; public and private.
- Take Five – Take Five is a national campaign that offers advice to help everyone protect themselves from preventable financial fraud.
- Cyber Resilience Centres – Regional police/ private not-for-profit partnerships, funded by the Home Office, offering free and inexpensive cyber services for SMEs and third sector organisations.
