Data protection legislation commitment survives Tory cull of manifesto promises...
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DWP offering up to £100,000 salary for enterprise data architect
Selected candidate will work for BPDTS, the government-owned IT company that serves DWP...
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NHS Digital’s analytics director to step down
Professor David Hughes authored NHS Digital’s data strategy and will now focus on mental health analytics...
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Sir David Norgrove interview: Challenges ahead for statistics watchdog
Sir David Norgrove, the new chair of the UK Statistics Authority, sees better use of existing administrative data as a way to bolster the nation’s understanding of itself without conducting […]...
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WannaCry NHS attack – busting the myths
Des Ward, information governance director at Innopsis, reflects on the real story behind the WannaCry cyber-attack....
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Digital sector set to outpace rest of Scottish economy
Technology is predicted to be the fastest growing sector of the Scottish economy to 2024...
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Turning the tide: how the public sector can win the battle against shadow IT
Tackling shadow IT should be an urgent priority for government in the wake of the WannaCry breach on the NHS, says Julian Cook....
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Health care ‘disproportionately affected’ by data security incidents
Information Commissioner’s Office shows sharp increase in data breach incidents in central government and courts sectors....
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HMRC IR35 tool improvements ‘make results worse’
Claims that Employment Status tool cannot accurately determine whether contractors are liable under new IR35 tax rules....
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Basildon Borough Council fined £150,000 for revealing disability and health data of family
Council published sensitive data of family on its online portal ...
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