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A place for students, teachers, and partners to connect, share resources, and celebrate the amazing work being done to promote cybersecurity education across Scotland. Let's build a stronger, safer digital Scotland together. #DigiLearnScot #CyberFirstScot
This year's #CyberFirst Girls Competition registration has been extended till Monday morning! Now is your chance to inspire young women into Technologies and Cyber!
Sign your school up and get some S2 teams ready! www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberfirst/g...
#WomenInTech @digilearnscot.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 AM
CyberFirst Girls Competition has been postponed to allow some schools to get access. Will now start on 1st December at 12pm. www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberfirst/g... #cyberfirst
November 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Cale in S6 at Stirling High School has completed the CyberFirst Advanced course! 🤩 @shscompsci.bsky.social @digilearnscot.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Reposted by CyberFirst Scotland
🚨SIGN UP CLOSES TODAY!
👨‍🎓 Schools Cyber Security Competition
Open to groups of 14–18 year-olds in schools and colleges across Scotland.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🏆ACE-CSE Cybersecurity Competition
Deadline: 14th November, 8pm

Register: forms.office.com/e/jxtF7WLSmH

Teams of up to 4 students (ages 14–18). Ideal for Nat 5 or Higher Computing Science students!

Round 1: 24th November – 12th December (questions and submission links issued by 14 November)
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🏆CyberFirst Girls Competition!

Deadline: 24th November
Register: www.cyberfirstgirls.co.uk

Teams of up to 4 of S2 girls. Perfect for S2 girls who may be considering Computing Science as a future subject choice.
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
⭐️Any S2 girls entering the CyberFirst competition⭐️

We are running a live session on Teams who might want support!
📅Join this Thursday at 6pm!
tinyurl.com/CFGirlsLive

#CyberFirst #CyberFirstGirls
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🏅#CyberFirst Schools Award
Deadline: 28th November
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Opens access to:
🎉 Delivery of SQA-accredited cybersecurity qualifications (Level 3+)
🎉 Exclusive teaching resources and platforms (including NPA Cybersecurity)
🎉 CPD and training opportunities for staff
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The Scottish Cyber Awards for 2026 are ready for nominations! Anyone you think deserves the recognition get nominating!
Scottishcyberawards.co.uk
#CyberAwardsScot @digitfyi.bsky.social
Scottish Cyber Awards | Showcasing Business & Education Talent.
The Scottish Cyber Awards is a flagship event for Scotland's cyber community, showcasing leading educational and business talent.
Scottishcyberawards.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Great turnout at the See It, Be it Women and Girls in Cyber Conference thanks to the Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland @digilearnscot.bsky.social @ncsc.gov.uk #CyberFirst
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
We are halfway through the #CyberFirst Escape Room challenge! Great watching the to-ing and fro-ing on the leaderboard across the country as we near the end of the week.
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Does your school deserve recognition of the work it does in Cyber Security & want
lots of bonus opportunities as part of the #CyberFirst community? The CyberFirst Schools applications are now open till 28th Nov. www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberfirst/c...
#CyberEducation @digilearnscot.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
1 week to go!
🗓 3rd – 7th November
🌐 Hosted on @RealTryHackMe
🎯 Exclusive to CyberFirst schools | Open to 16–17 year olds
🏆 Prizes + bragging rights!
👉 Students can self-register here: ow.ly/LPla50WVFXJ
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The CF Scotland team are on Instagram, X, Threads and LinkedIn too... come and find us @CyberFirstScot #CyberFirst
October 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
S2 CyberFirst Girls Competition team up and tackle brain-teasing challenges in cryptography, logic, networking and AI. Winners can take home prizes and grow their confidence, collaboration and communication skills.

www.cyberfirstgirls.co.uk/register

#CyberFirst #CyberSecurity #GirlsInTech
October 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
See It, Be It conference coming up and your school can win 10 places for girls to attend! Closing Date: 10/10/2025. See cyberfraudcentre.com/see-it-be-it... #CyberSecurity #GirlsInTech @cyberfraudcen.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Think you can crack codes, solve puzzles & beat cyber threats? 🔐👾
#CyberFirst Escape Room... Sign up now!

🗓 3–7 Nov | 🌐 @realtryhackme
🎯 CyberFirst schools | Ages 16–17
🏆 Prizes + bragging rights!
👉 Register: ow.ly/LPla50WVFXJ
September 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Our first group of #CyberFirst students in Glasgow have completed the Advanced Course! And a huge thanks to Jane Wright (PhD student at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social ) who gave an inspiring talk about her experience. 🤩
September 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Our CyberFirst Associates are out and about around Scotland! Here is Ruaa Basil supporting CF schools in the Stirling area with their Advanced course! #CyberFirst
September 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Great example of using fun to encourage pupils to be interested in Cyber security! Hope you found the murderer!
We were solving an @cyberfirstscot.bsky.social spy murder mystery today! Using cyphers and old languages to find the killer! #CyberFirst
September 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Going to University Sept 2026? CyberFirst Bursary might be for you:

We’re offering £4,000 per year, paid cyber skills training and industry experience to help undergraduates thrive in the world of cyber!

👉 Find out more: tinyurl.com/CFbursary
September 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🚨💻 The #CyberFirst CYBER ESCAPE ROOM is here! 🚀

Think you can crack codes, solve puzzles & beat cyber threats? 🔐👾

🗓 3–7 Nov | 🌐 @RealTryHackMe
🎯 CyberFirst schools | Ages 16–17
🏆 Prizes + bragging rights!
👉 Register: ow.ly/LPla50WVFXJ

@digilearnscot.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Get ready for the CyberFirst Girls competition 2025!
Teams of up to 4 S2 girls will complete challenges related to cyber security. www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberfirst/g...
September 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
✨ Something exciting is coming soon…
📅 3rd – 7th November
Stay tuned for the reveal next week....

#CyberFirst #CyberEscape #CyberChallenge #TryHackMe #STEM
@cyberfirstne.bsky.social @cyberfirstyorks.bsky.social @digilearnscot.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Team Scotland, Iain Shand (WCS) and Jamie O'Hare (Abertay Uni) delivering CyberFirst Defenders in Newcastle with the North East regional partners 🙌

Nearly 50 pupils, 30 hands-on labs, theory and plenty of hard work. Everyone smashed it!

📸 Pics attached #CyberFirst
September 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM