How to stay safe and secure online

Basics on how to stay safe and secure online

The NCSC's (National Cyber Security Centre) Cyber Aware campaign recommends six actions you can take to stay safe and secure online:

• Action 1 - Use a strong and separate password for your email.
• Action 2 - Create strong passwords using 3 random words.
• Action 3 - Save your passwords in your browser.
• Action 4 - Turn on two-factor authentication (2FA).
• Action 5 - Update your devices.
• Action 6 - Back up your data.

For more information on these six actions you can visit the NCSC website:

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberaware/home

LEAD Scotland has put this advice into a range of accessible formats so that everybody is able to understand and follow it:

https://www.lead.org.uk/alternative-formats-for-cyber-security-messaging/

Keep learning about how to stay safe online

Learn My Way has a short course for anyone who’s new to the internet. It covers some of the basics of staying safe online.

https://www.learnmyway.com/courses/being-safe-online/

BT Skills for Tomorrow has detailed information on how to stay safe online and keep children safe online.

https://www.bt.com/skillsfortomorrow/home-life?filter0=online-safety