Public bodies join up to form CyberScotland
Newly created organisation aims to improve national resilience
Personal data of 600 people exposed by Scottish Borders Council data breach
Email addresses and info about eligibility for payments accidentally revealed
Ten remote-working hubs to be opened for Northern Irish officials
Northern Ireland Civil Service to implement ‘blended approach to remote working’
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HMRC warns students on cybercrime threat
Tax agency says freshers could be even more vulnerable to scams as teaching moves online
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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.
Government appoints task force to help mitigate impact of Huawei ban via ‘diversification’ of telecoms market
A selection of telecoms executives and academics will help deliver a strategy to be published later this year
The coronavirus ‘infodemic’: truth and conspiracy online
The spread of online misinformation during the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated a public health crisis. PublicTechnology digs into a recent parliamentary inquiry to find out more about the response from social media companies and government
Personal data of all Welsh coronavirus cases compromised in breach
Public Health Wales says leak that affected more than 18,000 people to have tested positive was attributable to ‘human error’
‘Our adversaries are investing in AI’, warns military intelligence chief
Russia and China are increasingly operating in a ‘grey zone between war and peacetime’, according to the government
Order for NHS to share confidential patient data extended to March 2021
All parts of the NHS instructed to share information as required to support coronavirus response
UK’s ‘next cyber crisis’ likely to come from mistake or misfortune – outgoing NCSC head
Ciaran Martin believes major security incident is still more likely to come from ‘unintentional consequence’, rather than attackers’ expertise
Lifesaving data – how NHS Digital has worked with researchers to support coronavirus response
Research director Tom Denwood explains how the national digital services agency has helped use information to better understand issues including effective treatments for Covid-19 and the impact on patients suffering from other conditions
Parliamentary officials warned of cyberthreat from Extinction Rebellion
Civil servants working on select committees were given security advice in expectation of possible attack
Public testing begins on new NHS contact-tracing app
Software based on Apple and Google systems made available to Isle of Wight residents, with those in Newham to follow shortly
Survey reveals increase in cybercrime concerns during lockdown
One in five feel more at risk
Government claims digital imprints will make online campaigning ‘more transparent’
Cabinet Office launches technical consultation on new proposals
GDS annual programmes cost £5m less than expected
Cabinet Office annual report shows digital agency also brought in more than £2m in extra revenue
Trade documents hacked from ex-Cabinet minister’s email account, report claims
Liam Fox’s systems were accessed by suspected Russian hackers, it has been reported
Former DFID and FCO exec Lindy Cameron to lead National Cyber Security Centre
Replacement for Ciaran Martin announced
Privacy Shield: government working with ICO to ‘update guidance as soon as possible’
The invalidation of the EU-US data-protection agreement could have major ramifications for UK organisations’ legal responsibilities
‘Policing is not set up for a world in which so much crime is committed online’
Major review of police across England and Wales finds forces are ill-equipped to cope with the huge rise in recent years of cyber offences
Tory MP believes he was victim of ‘state-supported’ cyber campaign after China criticism
Foreign affairs committee chair Tom Tugendhat says false claims and fake press releases were sent to friends and professional contacts
Official Secrets Act set for digital revamp
Law set to be revised to better reflect changes in tech and data
China accused of ‘malicious cyberattacks’ on UK targets
Foreign secretary says he is ‘deeply concerned’ by arrest of two Chinese nationals