More than 850,000 filed online tax return on HMRC deadline day
Department reveals that tens of thousands completed annual process ‘with minutes to spare’
FCDO signs consultancy to £6.5m deal to boost cyber-resilience
Department retains firm on two-year deal
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
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‘Proactive security’ – GDS invests in threat intelligence tech
Digital agency signs deal for data-led cyber protection system
HMRC and GDS working on trials for government’s new identity-checking app
New browser login system is also being tested with support of Disclosure and Barring Service
Officials’ personal info published online by government lawyers in ‘regrettable’ data leak
Government Legal Department is investigating after names of civil servants were not removed from transparency documents
Cybercrime picked as key focus for new National Crime Agency chief
Graeme Biggar has finally been confirmed as the head of the national body after a rerun of the procurement process
Estonia parries ‘extensive cyberattack’ launched after removal of Soviet monuments
Government CIO says assault on both public bodies and commercial firms went ‘largely unnoticed’
‘Nasty and sophisticated cybercriminals’ stole £1.1m destined for Bedford school
Luton Borough Council and regional local enterprise partnership were victims of fraudsters
Police investigated 4,300 cyber offences last year – but charged fewer than 100 criminals
The proportion of offences resulting in a formal charge increased slightly, but remains at barely more than one in every 50
NHS facing weeks of disruption after cyberattack on supplier of patient records systems
Ransomware assault impacted major platforms for management of patients and staff, as well as the delivery of the 111 urgent care service
Critics turn up the heat on Scotland’s schools partnership with China
Education secretary’s defence of Confucius hubs branded ‘unbelievably naive and frankly dangerous'
Scottish Government expands cyber-resilience programme for businesses
Contract worth £500,000 will see an additional 250 firms offered training
Parliament shuts down TikTok account after MPs raise concerns app is ‘Chinese government spyware’
Campaign led by Wealden MP results in closure of account with video-sharing platform
Government appoints £2m firm to help build search tool for citizens’ internet records
Defence contractor BAE Systems wins Home Office contract
Policing: Number of cyber-focused officers rises 12%
Annual data release shows the number of officers in cyber functions increased by more than 50
MoD unveils £16m SME fund for defence innovation
Ministry claims programme will help Armed Forces and industry
New PM will need to act fast to get a handle on risk-management, report finds
Think tank cites growing cyberthreats and a lack of incentives for policymakers to develop technical skills
Home Office to trial £500k ‘biometric self-service kiosks’ at immigration offices
Those attending appointments in Croydon or Solihull may be able to use automated checks
Major NHS trust forced to postpone operations after heatwave causes IT issues
London’s Guys and St Thomas’ has cancelled some appointments and asked patients to bring letters to others to ensure they can be processed
Met Police claims series of Oxford Circus arrests in facial-recognition deployment
London force claims success from use of controversial technology, which was accompanied by public information effort – as well as protestors
FCDO unit hires £770k consultancy to help shape international defence collaboration platform
New Hermes platform is intended to provide a ‘modular, scalable solution’
National Crime Agency seeks to boost ranks of digital forensic specialists
Eight roles on offer to boost technical ranks