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
Data ‘likely’ stolen in Manchester University cyberattack
Institution is ‘monitoring the dark web’ to see if copied data turns up
Ministers pledge to remove Chinese tech from government sites
Move comes alongside plan to create national security-focused procurement team
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DWP seeks security supremo to set standards
Role comes with responsibility to create a framework of measures to protect people, data and infrastructure
MoD announces plans to upskill defence personnel on cyber
Ministry announces initiative to deliver training to almost 2,000 officials and military personnel
CCS deploys phishing simulation to help find security weak spots
Procurement agency invests in security tool
Scottish guidelines on police use of biometrics take effect
Move to introduce code of practice for the likes of facial recognition and fingerprints is believed to be a world first
NHS hunts £150k leader to oversee cybersecurity across health and care sector
Role comes with remit to lead incident response and rollout of three-year strategy
DfE scolded after breach enabled ‘prolonged misuse of 28 million children’s personal data’
Department spared £10m fine despite ‘serious breach of the law’
Boris Johnson takes speaking engagement for cryptocurrency event
Ex-PM continues post-Downing Street career with booking at Singapore conference
Mayor and police launch cyber support centre for London businesses
New initiative will provide advice and threat intelligence
HMRC warns over social media fraudsters
Tax agency urges citizens to be on the lookout for scammers using online platforms
Home secretary admits sending multiple documents to personal email
Braverman reveals six occasions on which guidelines were breached – but claims no information on law enforcement, security or cyber issues was sent
Government does ‘not expect public-service disruption’ over UKCloud insolvency
Public sector hosting provider has suspended itself from frameworks after being placed in compulsory liquidation
Calls grow for investigation of Braverman over reported security breach
Reinstated home secretary admitted the use of a personal account to conduct government business – a practice that has come under regulator scrutiny in recent months
Online Safety Bill faces further delay
Incoming legislation for internet safety removed from parliamentary business
Defence digital plan hampered by lack of skills and ageing tech, NAO report finds
Auditors report that MoD needs to hire scores of technical staff and spend billions on IT upgrades to deliver on strategy
Government to study ‘key vulnerabilities’ of cloud sector and estimate national cost of outages
Research will consider potential impact of system failure on the country’s finances and way of life
UK and US launch joint military operation to tackle cyberthreats
Exercise seeks to identify and help combat digital attacks
No one is an island: How Caribbean states are working together to tackle cybercrime
Members of the Caribbean Community are working through an action plan to harmonise laws, increase investigative skills and broaden international cooperation. PublicTechnology finds out more.
MI6 recruiting tech team to help provide ‘mission advantage’
Secret Intelligence Service advertises five roles for IT professionals seeking 'technical challenges – the likes of which you will never have seen before’
HMRC issues fraud warning after taking down 10,000 websites in a year
Scammers will aim to take advantage during a time of year when many are completing tax returns, department warns
Foreign Office signs £7.5m two-year deal to support cyber transformation
Department signs deal with defence contractor
ICO reprimands Home Office after anti-terror documents left at London venue
Department is censured for the second time in 10 days after probe reveals it took seven months to notify watchdog of breach