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MEPs call for suspension of Privacy Shield unless US complies with data-protection agreement
Cambridge Analytica revelations show need for ‘better monitoring’ of data-protection measures
National Crime Agency offers £90,000 in search for cybercrime commander
Deputy director role comes with a remit to lead law-enforcement’s response to cybercrime
Government considers creating social-media regulator with sanctioning powers
With new internet-safety legislation due later this year, respondents to a government consultation have urged the creation of a dedicated regulator with the power to punish
Report claims facial recognition is 95% inaccurate
Police defends technology’s deployment as ICO increases scrutiny and campaign group calls for immediate cessation of use
Plans unveiled for £20m national police cybersecurity centre
Centralised facility will allow forces to acquire security services while offering a nationwide view of the threat landscape
Defence secretary hopes to attract cyber experts to Armed Forces
Gavin Williamson wants technologists and journalists to sign up to help fight against the ‘age of disinformation’
Why Scotland can become a beacon for shared services
Paul Heath of McAfee believes Scottish NHS bodies could show lead the way in adopting a new form of purchasing
Government invests £15m to boost cybersecurity of Commonwealth nations
Countries also sign cyber cooperation pledge
Royal Navy plans fleet-wide £2m big-data platform
Supplier sought for project to develop NELSON tool
UK and US authorities unite to ‘hold Russia to account’ for sustained cyber offensive
UK National Cyber Security Centre teams up with FBI and others to issue advice in light of malicious exploits targeting network hardware – including consumer routers
NSA: ‘We have not responded to a zero-day in two years – our adversaries are hitting known vulnerabilities’
Cybersecurity unit director reveals how US intelligence agency is working to spread best practice by promoting openness and collaboration
Government targets dark web with £50m cybercrime funding boost
Local police will also receive funding for training and the establishment of dedicated online crime units
Hancock vows 'social media companies are not above the law' after Facebook meeting
Culture secretary talks to executives from embattled internet firm in London in 'robust but constructive' meeting
NCSC’s Dr Ian Levy on why the UK must ‘turn cybersecurity into a science’
The technical director of the National Cyber Security Centre tells PublicTechnology about the organisation’s achievements so far, and what it is doing to prepare for an inevitable cyber emergency
ICO to make ‘clear policy recommendations’ in light of Facebook data probe
Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham issues update acknowledging changes made by social network but stressing ‘it is too early to say whether they are sufficient under the law’
Government to roll out big data at the border
Home Office issues tender for £2m project
Drones and the city of the future
Nesta’s Flying High Challenge is working with five UK cities to explore the use of drones in the delivery of public services. PublicTechnology talks to programme manager Nishita Dewan to find out more
Southampton Solent University to build £4m maritime simulator
Institution seeks supplier to develop and roll out technology for training naval officers
RAF satellite aims to ‘beam video directly into the cockpit of fighter jets’
MoD invests £4.5m in space technology designed to help monitor and combat modern threat environment
How the UK Space Agency is improving public services from the exosphere
PublicTechnology talks to Sara Huntingdon about the Space for Smarter Government Programme’s work with Whitehall and the wider public sector
Interview: government chief security officer Campbell McCafferty on his mission to make government ‘the hardest target it can be’
First-ever holder of GCSO post discusses how to remove barriers, break down siloes, and ‘deliver much more consistency’ in security strategy