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Report claims that department requires a ‘cultural shift’

Chancellor unveils unit that will pursue those who defrauded government of an estimated £5bn during the pandemic

Department opens recruitment for senior position

Canadian academics claim that attack on No. 10 using Pegasus software was launched from the UAE

New ‘Gov Assure’ process aims to provide a government-wide overview of risk, minister tells PublicTechnology Cyber Security Summit

Contract signed with consultancy Mason Advisory

The government has been criticised for the time it is taking to match refugees with sponsors – who have been targeted by scams while trying to find their own matches

Message-based threat is by far the most prevalent form of attack, annual study from DCMS concludes

Deals that could be under review include energy supply contacts and some tech consultancy engagements

Dstl establishes location in north-east city

Document covers issues such as assessments of suppliers and delivery models, and upfront consideration of potential issues with legacy IT

Parliamentary committee hears that messages were deleted as a matter of course ‘otherwise inbox gums up and stops working’

Department directly awarded short-term deal to PwC but indicates there was no specific threat

New system will make it easier to flag gun ownership

Ben Wallace is said to be ‘very cross’ after speaking to someone posing as Ukrainian PM for almost 10 minutes

Tech issue dating back 10 years is understood to have caused inmates to be wrongly graded

Names and contact details of officials and supplier staff were clearly visible after contract was inadequately redacted 

Legislation to be passed to put digital IDs on same legal footing as physical documents

Commercial documents show Cabinet Office and Home Office have signed deals for firms to provide on-demand support

Appointments watchdog signs off roles for Dominic Fortescue and Tom Hurd

Number of recorded incidents shoots up, in part due to increase time spent online