Previous Shape Resources (Cyber Security)
On this page you'll find resources that have previously been included in the Shape Pathway.
October 2026 - Strategic Planning and Risk Management
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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have developed a toolkit for organisation boards. The toolkit hosts a set of resources designed to help board members to govern cyber risk. Made up of nine modules, the toolkit covers the essential components of a cyber resilient organisation: |
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| Having looked through the toolkit, what needs to be done to encourage it’s use within your organisation? Who do you need to speak to in order to co-ordinate this? |
July 2026 - Incidents Into Insights
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Recent cyber incidents offer valuable insights, including the most common techniques used by cyber criminals. Following a spate of cyber attacks on the UK’s retail sector earlier this year, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have developed a set of recommendations that can help organisations avoid similar attacks: Link: Incidents impacting retailers – recommendations from the NCSC |
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Think about how you can put the NCSC’s advice into action. Who in your organisation do you need to connect with to put the suggestions into practice? |
April 2026 - Leadership in Cybersecurity
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| What do you currently do within your role to ensure your organisation is cyber safe? |
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This article from the World Economic forum gives us an insight to the potential motives of attackers and why it is valuable for policy makers and leaders to have at least a good base level understanding of cyber security to aide in effective cross departmental collaboration when implementing change. Link: Cybersecurity is no longer just a technical challenge – it's a leadership one | World Economic Forum |
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| Based on the advice in the article, what more could you and your senior colleagues do to support cyber security? Consider the various benefits specified in the article. |