Scottish parliamentarians ‘strongly advised’ to ditch TikTok
MSPs are issued with advice following consultation with National Cyber Security Centre
Government warned over need to protect the metaverse in Online Safety laws
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NCSC probes TikTok amid reports of imminent ban of government devices
Security minister confirms intelligence agency is investigating the video app
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Cyber Week: what now for the UK’s data-protection regime?
The EU may have granted its former member state adequacy, but there will be many more issues to resolve in the coming years
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PublicTechnology catches up with Richard Meeus from Akamai to discuss how the events of the past year have changed not only how organisations work, but how they protect their workforce
Government puts £700k fund into boosting cyber sector
Money will support the work of the UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration
Data from over 100 Treasury staff devices wiped in 2020 after users entered wrong passcode
More than 5% of all devices were reset
Cyber Week: How government, police and business are working together to protect Scotland
Public and private sector entities support the work of Scottish Business Resilience Centre in protecting organisations across the country from cyberthreats. CEO Jude McCorry tells PublicTechnology about a busy year.
The stigma needs to be removed from cyberattacks
The secrecy and shame associated with cyber incidents needs to be rethought, believes PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall
Cyber Week: council data breaches saw 12% spike in FY21
Study from PublicTechnology identifies increase in incidents
Cyber Week: DWP says security experts stopped ‘large attack’ from organised crime during UC surge
As the department processed 4.3 million new claims, fraudsters attempted to cash in
Home Office seeks £20m digital security partner
Department seeks firms to provide ‘advice, leadership and governance’
NHS Digital picks KPMG as £4m ‘cyber innovation partner’
Auditing heavyweight will help health-service agency use innovative ideas to meet organisational objectives
London schools seek £50m antivirus partner
London Grid for Learning floats potential nine-year deal
Government facing legal challenge as DCMS admits use of automatically deleting messages
Campaign groups Foxglove and The Citizens to launch court case in two weeks if practice is not stopped
Online safety: How police, public sector and tech firms have reached a data-sharing stalemate
With the Online Safety Bill now published, former police superintendent Iain Donnelly writes for PublicTechnology on the challenges that need to be overcome in order to ensure the law’s efficacy
‘Government has a strong position against paying ransoms to cybercriminals’ – Priti Patel
Home secretary tells conference that complying with demands will only encourage criminals
Irish health service shuts down IT systems after ‘sophisticated’ ransomware attack
‘Human-operated’ cyber assault is causing lengthy delays and some cancellations to appointments
Lords grill TikTok over Russia relationship
Social media firm denies giving any special treatment to the Kremlin in parliamentary hearing
Government asks if 30-year-old cybercrime laws are still fit for purpose
Consultation commenced on efficacy of Computer Misuse Act
Whitehall apprentices’ details exposed on dark web after cyberattack
Cabinet Office offers those affected a one-year subscription to a credit-checking service
Ministerial code needs update for WhatsApp age, former civil service bosses say
Johnson and Dyson’s text exchange shows need for new rules, believe ex-cabinet secretaries
Calls for probe into security of PM’s phone
Concerns expressed after leak of messages between Boris Johnson and vacuum magnate Dyson