‘A core part of national infrastructure’ – ministers consider regulating to make the cloud safer
Consultation launched seeking feedback on risks and mitigations for systems that now underpin a wide range of ‘essential services’
EXCL: Wall of silence surrounds plan for nationwide collection of citizens’ internet records
Online notice reveals controversial trials are to be expanded into a national service – about...
ICO hits facial recognition firm with £7.5m fine and order to delete all UK data
Regulator finds that collection of online images was not fair, transparent or lawful
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New government agency to oversee digital identity laws
Legislation to be passed to put digital IDs on same legal footing as physical documents
Departments retain defence and security firms for ‘cyber incident response’
Commercial documents show Cabinet Office and Home Office have signed deals for firms to provide on-demand support
Ex-national security and anti-terror chiefs approved for consulting gigs with BT and Deloitte
Appointments watchdog signs off roles for Dominic Fortescue and Tom Hurd
Scotland sees sevenfold increase in cybercrime in FY21
Number of recorded incidents shoots up, in part due to increase time spent online
Government renews powers for long-term withholding of public records on national security grounds
The long-standing Security and Intelligence Instrument has been retained after the completion of its decennial review
National Security College to offer tech training to policy maestros
New facility will open next month
Cabinet Office anti-misinformation unit buys £75k ‘social listening tool’
Deal with software firm provides officials with access to ‘unlimited searches’
Government’s Ukraine response hampered by Foreign Office IT, reports claim
Officials bemoan technological ‘chaos’ caused by merger of FCO and DfID
Officials meet with telcos to discuss impact of storms
Minister claims DCMS is working with companies to understand where improvements can be made
Military tech unit picks new chief executive
Paul Hollinshead has been appointed to lead Dstl, where he started his career 34 years ago
Concerns raised over virtual vetting interviews for Top Secret access
Staff at government vetting agency are uneasy over ongoing use of technology, reports have claimed
Huawei consulted on network exclusion – but government claims ban will not be reversed
DCMS indicates feedback exercise, in which vendor is being asked to provide views on its proposed ban from the UK’s next-generation networks, is a legal requirement
UKHSA signs £4m deals for short-term cyber suppliers
Two specialist firms brought in for architecture and risk assurance contracts
Labour still suffering fallout from November cyberattack, activists claim
Local campaigners report election preparations are being hampered
MPs raise digital concerns over post-Brexit borders
Ambitions to have world-leading systems within three years are ‘optimistic’, according to PAC
ICO examining ‘serious cybersecurity incident’ at FCDO
Department discloses that it was the target of an attack
‘No ordinary IT department’ – spy agencies seek tech strategy chief
Role at GCHQ comes with remit to work across intelligence community as part of a shared-service unit that received a big boost in resources in the spending review
NHS Digital received £160m funding boost in FY21 to support Covid response
Organisation’s annual accounts reveal major effort to deliver platforms to support booking of tests and vaccination
Cyberattack on regulator shows ‘no organisation can fully defend itself against today’s threats’
Despite being comparatively well-prepared, watchdog Sepa is still suffering the fallout of a breach in December 2020
NCSC warns UK organisations to bolster defences against Russian cyberthreat
Cyber unit instructs organisations that the time has come to ‘take action’ after attacks in Ukraine
Department for Education offers £100k in bid to appoint CISO
Security head will develop strategy and implement cyber services