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‘Huge data breach’ in security platform used by police
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Department seeks leaders in the areas of digital enablement and cyber risk
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How the Parliamentary Digital Service is working to keep the Commons secure
Following a major cyberattack and revelations of shared passwords, the team charged with protecting Parliament has been on a drive to help MPs stay safe
Government invests £15m to boost cybersecurity of Commonwealth nations
Countries also sign cyber cooperation pledge
Government’s lack of action on WannaCry is ‘alarming’ – PAC
Report from MPs says that, a year on from the cyberattack, government and the NHS must now take action
UK and US authorities unite to ‘hold Russia to account’ for sustained cyber offensive
UK National Cyber Security Centre teams up with FBI and others to issue advice in light of malicious exploits targeting network hardware – including consumer routers
NSA: ‘We have not responded to a zero-day in two years – our adversaries are hitting known vulnerabilities’
Cybersecurity unit director reveals how US intelligence agency is working to spread best practice by promoting openness and collaboration
Government targets dark web with £50m cybercrime funding boost
Local police will also receive funding for training and the establishment of dedicated online crime units
Hancock vows 'social media companies are not above the law' after Facebook meeting
Culture secretary talks to executives from embattled internet firm in London in 'robust but constructive' meeting
NCSC’s Dr Ian Levy on why the UK must ‘turn cybersecurity into a science’
The technical director of the National Cyber Security Centre tells PublicTechnology about the organisation’s achievements so far, and what it is doing to prepare for an inevitable cyber emergency
Government to foster 70 start-ups at £13m London cyber centre
Development in Stratford could create 2,000 jobs, government claims
Department for Transport develops AI tool for handling correspondence
Department's digital team creates machine-learning tool for dealing with public enquiries
NCSC picks IoT, cloud, and cryptojacking among UK plc’s biggest future threats
Cybersecurity agency issues report looking forward to coming dangers and back at year in which DDoS and ransomware hogged the headlines
Police Scotland invests in ‘cyber kiosks’ to extract data from mobile devices
Technology will allow officers to search smartphones under execution of warrant
Will the government’s latest shared services strategy deliver delight or despair to Whitehall?
Former senior civil servant Andrew Greenway looks at the reasons for both optimism and scepticism as the government embarks on another shared-services rollout
More than just mail – inside NHSmail’s O365 integration
Neil Bennett of NHS Digital details the organisation’s improvements to its communications and productivity tools
Department of Health seeks leader for £200m post-WannaCry cyber security push
Next WannaCry a case of ‘when’, not ‘if’, says DHSC’s Katie Farrington, as she starts quest for deputy
MPs summon Zuckerberg to explain ‘catastrophic failure of process’
DCMS committee chair bemoans ‘misleading answers’ provided by the tech firm so far
ICO promises to ‘invoke all our powers’ in Cambridge Analytica probe
Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham confirms warrant has been served on UK company
Protecting data is key to countering violent extremism online
Businesses, the government, and citizens must work together to help combat the spread of online hate, according to Charles Kriel of Corsham Institute
Drones and the city of the future
Nesta’s Flying High Challenge is working with five UK cities to explore the use of drones in the delivery of public services. PublicTechnology talks to programme manager Nishita Dewan to find out more
Technology must be embedded into frontline policing
Sarah Timmis of think tank Reform discusses how digital can have a transformational impact for the emergency services
Government to develop anti-online bullying strategy
Whitehall departments to work on promoting worldwide consensus on how to tackle problem