Government plans imminent legislation for digital visas
Legal provisions for new system of electronic travel authorisations will soon be tabled in parliament
Four in five Brits targeted by scam calls and texts
Ofcom study shows young adults were most affected by fraudsters’ campaigns
Army’s ‘unconventional warfare’ division signs £8m deal to improve data sources
Unit claims commercially available data offers a better option than open-source intelligence
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Cabinet ministers lend weight to calls to end online anonymity
Dominic Raab and Priti Patel have suggested it may be time to stop users being allowed to post anonymously
‘Cutting edge’ or a ‘security nightmare’? Government anti-espionage unit on the tech behind Bond gadgets
As No Time To Die smashes box-office records, technical experts from the UK National Authority for Counter-Eavesdropping tell us whether 007’s favourite spy toys are rooted in reality
NCSC warns organisations: ‘You cannot perform all functions securely with just BYOD’
National cyber body updates guidance on use of employee-owned technology – a practice which proliferated during the pandemic
‘An information advantage against adversaries’ – MoD signs £16.6m deal for battlefield apps
Department picks PA Consulting for 18-month deal
Government to spend £183m doubling number of electronically tagged offenders
By 2025 more than 25,000 people will be tagged with devices tracking their movements and, in some cases, alcohol consumption
RAF offers £125k for digital and IT leader
CDIO will be responsible for promoting interoperability and use of data
Lancashire village picked as site for government’s £5bn ‘offensive cyber’ spy unit
The newly created National Cyber Force will be based in Samlesbury
‘A loud, siren-like sound’ – UK mobiles to receive government emergency alert test
Procurement data reveals government has signed the UK’s four network operators to five-year deals worth a cumulative £16m
Government making ‘technical assessment to ensure high standards of data protection’ in UK-US transfers
Minister says countries are ‘engaging positively’ on planned adequacy arrangement
MoD to investigate data breach that exposed identities of Afghan interpreters
Email blunder ‘needlessly put lives at risk’ according to shadow defence secretary
Review of EU laws aims to remove ‘overbearing regulations’ on data and tech
Citizens will also be invited to submit ideas for ‘reducing or eliminating regulation’
Johnson, Biden and Morrison target cyber and AI defence collaboration
AUKUS pact will see nations ramp up work together on defence technology
Cabinet Office offers £60k for in-house ethical hacker
Department seeks to boost cyber team
Army cites importance of robotics and autonomous vehicles on ‘battlefield of tomorrow’
Future Solider initiative aims to drive innovation
HMRC signs £2m deal for IT disposal
Tax agency awards three-year contract to specialist firm
App-based freedoms and the relentless battle for cybersecurity
As our movements increasingly depend on using our smartphones to demonstrate status, we need to ensure technology is secure, according to Dr Sarah Morris, of Cranfield University.
Birthday messages helped cops bring down digital drug dealer
User of encrypted messaging service sentenced to 10 years in prison
‘The vast majority have been thwarted’ – minister salutes DWP fraud response
Will Quince claims Universal Credit system has ‘coped remarkably well’ with challenges
Funding scheme aims to address military vulnerability to cyberattack
Government-run competition seeks to combat possible exposure caused by legacy systems
Tech chief sought to oversee transformation of vetting services
Newly created post will support the creation of a technology strategy for UKSV
GoldmanEye: former spy chief to advise investment bank on cyber issues
Ex-MI6 head Alex Younger approved for new role