Proactive defence: A new take on cyber security
The traditional reactive approach to cybersecurity, which involves responding to attacks after they have occurred, is no longer sufficient. Murielle Gonzalez reports on a webinar looking at what organisations can do to take a proactive approach
Consultation reveals widespread opposition to proposed data-sharing laws for government login system
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Scottish Government-backed 5G network underpins global coronation broadcasts
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Home Office seeks software developers to meet ‘daring targets’ for use of automation
Department looks for trio of experts to join specialist team
DWP brings in digital support for Universal Credit programme in £5m deal
Contract covers improvements to existing services and supporting migration for millions still claiming legacy benefits
Scottish Prison Service doubles digital team
Organisation has also made significant use of contractors
Braverman claims passport crisis is ‘fixed’ – but processing times remain at ten weeks
Home secretary and senior official give evidence to select committee
Government looks to boost uptake of gov.uk sites among thousands of parish councils
CDDO to undertake six-month project which hopes to boost national security and democratic engagement
Courts workers to strike again over IT system problems
Industrial action to include one-day nationwide walkout and series of regional strikes
NHS Digital cites transformation ‘turning point’ after £750m investment in FY22
Annual report of tech agency – which will shortly be wholly merged into NHS England – details progress in many areas
GOV.UK to examine Google and Microsoft tools in bid to ‘significantly improve’ search
GDS prepares for £900,000 project to replace existing ElasticSearch platform with ‘fully managed’ option
Insolvency Service to digitise 300,000 creditor reports per year
Project will allow those owed money by fallen firms to send and receive documentation digitally
GDS adds millions to supplier contracts as One Login project enters ‘critical time’
Value of trio of technical and support deals is raised
NHS offers bionic arms to all amputees
Technology has previously only been available to those injured in military service
Leaders want public sector to become ‘digital to the core’ to cope with challenges
Reports identify importance of technology skills to help meet service demand in spite of financial pressures
GDS Academy to close
Initiative that provided digital skills training to several thousand officials each year is shutting down this month
Half of social-care providers yet to adopt digital records
Minister provides progress update on plan to increase use of technology systems
Passport Office seeks £7.5m IT partner for final stages of troubled transformation scheme
Programme is getting closer to completion – but years behind schedule and at nearly treble originally slated cost
Patchy data means government ‘does not know what skills gaps it has and where’
Civil service requires better information to help address need for technical expertise
ICO issues warning over ‘emotion analysis technologies’
Regulator claims new systems come with inherent risk of ‘systemic bias, inaccuracy and even discrimination’
DWP relaunches £200k bid to attract CDIO
Role was previously open for applications in August
‘DCMS can speak with a single, expert voice on digital policy within government’
Perm sec Healey claims that department’s emergence as the go-to place for tech policy is ‘an incredible asset to the UK’
DVLA recruiting four senior techies to tackle legacy and help create ‘digital workplace’
Government agency opens hiring process for quartet of IT leadership posts
DWP looks to embed machine-readable laws into digital ‘Universal Credit navigator’
Department works with government lawyers and specialist tech firm to pursue ‘rules as code’ project