Cybersecurity
FCDO signs £10m deal for support of government’s Secret IT system
Supplier appointed to two-year contract to provide services to government-wide Rosa service
Braverman floats criminalisation of ‘highly encrypted devices’
Government consults on proposals to create new offences to clamp down on technologies it...
Senior tech execs could face prison for breaching online safety laws
Digital secretary indicates government will work with campaigning MPs to make amendments to...
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Home Office and BEIS first departments under the microscope in pilots of new independent cyber audits
External supplier brought in to run the rule over government systems as rollout begins of ‘GovAssure’ programme
NCSC and law enforcement investigate major Royal Mail cyberattack
Incident, which has been linked to Russian ransomware group, has left customers unable to send items overseas
Government study finds big rise in proportion of people who feel unsafe online
The first half of 2022 saw a significant spike in the number of people that feel exposed to cyberthreats
NHS and HMRC among most-impersonated agencies by cyber-scammers
Cyber intelligence unit reveals the government brands most often cited in attempted fraud and hacking
Government looks to boost resilience with new strategy and dedicated leader
Existing initiatives in cybersecurity picked out as shining example of cooperation with commercial sector
Nearly a third of Defra’s 2,000 applications are past end of life, auditors find
Department must commit a decade of work and three quarters of its IT budget to upgrading ageing kit
EXCL: Government red team security unit to test departmental defences with hostile reconnaissance
Specialist supplier will support in searching – and then attempting to take advantage of – ‘vulnerabilities and exploitable information’
Scottish Prison Service doubles digital team
Organisation has also made significant use of contractors
EXCL: Cabinet Office alerted to data breach – and fails to respond for 10 days
Personal details of civil servant and supplier exposed by inadequately redacted document, discovered by PublicTechnology
DWP seeks security supremo to set standards
Role comes with responsibility to create a framework of measures to protect people, data and infrastructure
MoD announces plans to upskill defence personnel on cyber
Ministry announces initiative to deliver training to almost 2,000 officials and military personnel
CCS deploys phishing simulation to help find security weak spots
Procurement agency invests in security tool
Scottish guidelines on police use of biometrics take effect
Move to introduce code of practice for the likes of facial recognition and fingerprints is believed to be a world first
NHS hunts £150k leader to oversee cybersecurity across health and care sector
Role comes with remit to lead incident response and rollout of three-year strategy
DfE scolded after breach enabled ‘prolonged misuse of 28 million children’s personal data’
Department spared £10m fine despite ‘serious breach of the law’
Boris Johnson takes speaking engagement for cryptocurrency event
Ex-PM continues post-Downing Street career with booking at Singapore conference
Mayor and police launch cyber support centre for London businesses
New initiative will provide advice and threat intelligence
HMRC warns over social media fraudsters
Tax agency urges citizens to be on the lookout for scammers using online platforms
Home secretary admits sending multiple documents to personal email
Braverman reveals six occasions on which guidelines were breached – but claims no information on law enforcement, security or cyber issues was sent
Government does ‘not expect public-service disruption’ over UKCloud insolvency
Public sector hosting provider has suspended itself from frameworks after being placed in compulsory liquidation
Calls grow for investigation of Braverman over reported security breach
Reinstated home secretary admitted the use of a personal account to conduct government business – a practice that has come under regulator scrutiny in recent months