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PublicTechnology completes our round-up of the most read and significant stories of 2020

Scottish Parliamentary committee invites views from the public

Boris Johnson claims extra funding represents ‘biggest investment since Cold War’

Minister says input will be welcomed from all stakeholders

Department claims that ‘no-one can be identified’ from information published

Former civil servant given 52-month custodial sentence

The National Cyber Security Centre was required to respond to more than 700 incidents last year

AWE will become an arm’s-length body

Government attributes 2018 campaign to Moscow and claims more assaults were planned for cancelled 2020 summer games

BAE Systems appointed to three deals to provide additional personnel

Work began six months ago but more than 3,500 prisoners still lack access to remote visits

Three forces seek service that would allow officers to access a live feed from a device owned by a member of the public

Tax agency says freshers could be even more vulnerable to scams as teaching moves online

Department’s annual report shows, for the first time in many years, documents or data lost from a secure government building had to be reported to the ICO. PublicTechnology finds out more.

Organisations need to understand that a single cybersecurity solution alone is not infallible and instead should move towards a multi-layered approach to security, according to experts from Switchshop

Russia and China are increasingly operating in a ‘grey zone between war and peacetime’, according to the government

Civil servants working on select committees were given security advice in expectation of possible attack

Cross-party group of parliamentarians issues challenge to regulator

Ideas sought for safer ways to limit harm wrought by violent offenders

One in five feel more at risk 

Appeal court rules in favour of privacy campaigners