Cyber Security
The Library and Learning Centres provide a wide range of resources and this guide highlights those which are relevant to your course.
Click here for a downloadable version of the information given below.
Online resources
These resources are available on and off campus. If asked, select UK Federation login, Home Institution and/or Shibboleth, enter New College Lanarkshire then log on to the resources using your college username and password.
ClickView
This is a video collection of over 19,000 titles including current TV recordings.
Articles, statistics, personal accounts and links to websites on a wide range of topics.
To access the Complete Issues site, click the link above. You will then be taken to the Moodle Home screen – click on the top right-hand corner of the page to log in with your college email and password. A page will then be displayed which contains a link to click to access Complete Issues, and below the link the Username and Password required to access the site are also displayed.
Gale News, Business and Reference
Access to a large range of online reference materials including journals, newspaper archives and e-books.
A range of databases from the National Library of Scotland. They cover many subject areas and include e-books, newspapers, journals, audio-visual resources and images. You need to register on the website to gain access to the resources.
Expert authors combine facts, analysis, new insights, and enthusiasm to offer concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects.
Useful websites and Open Access resources
National Cyber Security Centre
The UK’s independent authority on cyber security.
Scottish Government cyber resilience guide
Information to help public bodies, businesses and third sector organisations improve their online security and protect against cyber threats.
The Scottish Informatics & Computer Science Alliance (SICSA)
SICSA promotes international excellence in University-led research, education and knowledge exchange for Scottish Informatics and Computer Science.
UK Government National security and intelligence
Latest news, policies and statistical information on national and cyber security.
Click here for more free online resources.
Books and Electronic books (e-books)
Most of the print books for your course can be found in the computing and computer science section of the LLC (shelf mark 004 and above)
All books on these subjects can be found on the LLC catalogue.
Click here for a guide to using the Library Catalogue.
The LLC also has a range of ‘English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)’ books, as well as a selection of fiction books.
E-books for cyber security can be found on the catalogue or through our providers Ebook Central, VLe Books and E-books for Further Education.
Further e-books are available through the 'Useful websites and Open Access resources' section above.
Below are just a few of our most popular e-books – click on the title or image to access the book. If asked, select UK Federation login, Home Institution and/or Shibboleth, enter New College Lanarkshire then log on to the resources using your college username and password.
The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Made Easy by Patrick Engebretson
Raspberry Pi User Guide by Eben Upton
Big Data: Opportunities and Challenges by BCS The Chartered Institute for IT
Security in the Digital World by Graham Day
Why Cyber Security is a Socio-Technical Challenge: New Concepts and Practical Measures to Enhance Detection by Mils Hills
Security, Privacy and Reliability in Computer Communications and Networks by Hewei Sha et al.
Best Practices in Computer Network Defense: Incident Detection and Response by Melissa. E. Hathaway
The True Cost of Information: Security Breaches and Cyber Crime by Michael Krausz and John Walker
Journals
Journals provide up-to-date information about a subject. We have access to many online titles on Gale News, Business and Reference and Emerald Insight.
Further journals are available through the 'Useful websites and Open Access resources' section above.
Accessibility
Our campus libraries have lots of resources to assist you with your accessibility needs – click here to learn more.
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