Cybersecurity
Huawei and 5G – the five big questions
A month on from the revelations about the Chinese vendor’s potential involvement in the UK’s 5G network, PublicTechnology examines the key issues
GDS to appoint privacy and data-protection leader
Digital agency recruits for senior manager to oversee use of personal data
Lessons have been learned from troubled Capita recruitment contract – MoD
Department insists improvements are being made in its response to MPs’ report
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What happens during a cyberattack on critical infrastructure?
Leaders at the National Cyber Security Centre lift the lid on the impact of and lessons learned from the Triton malware assault
NCSC urges swift action on WhatsApp breach
Government cybersecurity agency issues guidance telling users to act ‘quickly’
San Francisco set to ban facial-recognition technology
Legislators in California city vote to outlaw surveillance tech
Which government department suffers the most data breaches?
Since 2008 departments have been required to report data breaches every year. In this exclusive research – kicking off two weeks of dedicated cybersecurity content on PublicTechnology – SA Mathieson digs through the numbers to uncover government's biggest security challenges
Government to ‘consider options’ for biometrics regulation
Immigration minister indicates that various courses of action will be examined before any legislation is passed
Durham council puts democracy into digital design
Designing a strategy to take digital take-up over the 50% mark means getting to the heart of what the county’s residents really want. Gill Hitchcock writes.
GOV.UK starts accepting Apple and Google Pay
Citizens can now use biometrics to confirm payments
E-voting trials take place in Gateshead local elections
North-east town explores use of touchscreen technology
Oxford University unit to address technology’s impact on democracy
New commission to release reports aimed at suggesting policy and programmes in areas such as fake news and internet regulation
‘The prospect of a category-one cyberattack is not receding’
The UK remains to be hit by a cyberattack of the highest level of severity, but NCSC chief reiterates that we should ‘expect it at some point’
Five Eyes cyber summit – five things we learned
This week saw a landmark public meeting of the alliance between the cyber intelligence services of the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. PublicTechnology listened in to find out more
A digital Geneva convention is unlikely – but ‘the UK would be up for that discussion’
NCSC chief executive says that, while the creation of new international standards is not imminent, the UK would not rule out assisting their creation in the longer term
‘Cybersecurity is a team sport’ – Five Eyes allies gather in Glasgow
Representatives of UK, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand present a united front to face down cyberthreats
What are the world’s most-hacked passwords?
National Cyber Security Centre research reveals the most commonly breached passwords
All police forces create cybercrime units
Each of the 43 forces across England and Wales have set up dedicated tech units with £7m of government backing
Home Office to review data-protection set-up
After two breaches inside a week, department commissions independent assessment of compliance
MoD invites proposals for anti-drone technologies
Ministry puts £2m behind contest to identify ways to combat ‘swarms’ of hostile autonomous airborne vehicles
ICO alerted to breach of EU citizens’ data
For the second time inside a week, the Home Office has had to report itself to the UK data regulator, after accidentally sharing email addresses of settled status applicants
'Admin error' sees Home Office wrongly share data of Windrush victims
Department informs ICO and launches internal investigation
Police Scotland told to pause rollout of cyber kiosks while legal concerns are addressed
Process of assessing use of technology has been 'sub-standard' committee finds