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
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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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Dundee opens doors on £18m cybersecurity R&D facility
Government-backed hub aims to create jobs and improve resilience
Highlands and Islands gets IoT funding boost
Scottish Government supports scheme to fund firms’ investment in connected technologies
Cybersecurity: MoJ signs £1m ‘incident response and investigation’ partner
Ministry becomes latest department to retain external help in responding to attacks
National Crime Agency to revamp systems for banks to provide intel on organised crime
Law-enforcement entity seeks partner to help deliver programme to replace ageing platforms
Ofcom leader: ‘Tech firms must take women’s safety seriously’
Watchdog’s annual report finds that women face greater risks and more abuse online
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Information commissioner tells forces to immediately stop gathering info in a manner he claims is putting a major dent in conviction rates
Prison officers to undergo ‘financial stability checks’ in new anti-corruption measure
MoJ signs deal for credit analysis software platform
Government exploring digital vaccine passport for young children
Vaccines minister claim that consideration of feasibility is currently taking place
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Consultation launched seeking feedback on risks and mitigations for systems that now underpin a wide range of ‘essential services’
EXCL: Wall of silence surrounds plan for nationwide collection of citizens’ internet records
Online notice reveals controversial trials are to be expanded into a national service – about which government, law enforcement, watchdogs and all the UK’s major ISPs declined to answer questions from PublicTechnology
ICO hits facial recognition firm with £7.5m fine and order to delete all UK data
Regulator finds that collection of online images was not fair, transparent or lawful
DfE retains security provider for cyber incident response in £500k deal
Department signs contract with defence contractor BAE
Ransomware: Cabinet minister sounds alarm over ‘greatest cyberthreat to the UK’
Steve Barclay urges greater reporting of attacks
Nuclear clean-up agency seeks £2m-a-year partner to help improve cyber-resilience
Specialist firm sought to help identify areas where security could be bolstered
Big chill: Bank of England awards six-figure direct deal to cool datacentres at note-printing hub
Contract for chillers at Essex site signed without competitive process
Government proposes ‘world-first’ new security regime for app stores
Consultation launched on code of practice for Apple, Google and others – although adherence would be voluntarily
Boardrooms ‘lack understanding of cybersecurity’, government report finds
An annual study has identified core technical and incident-response skills gaps
No criminal changes over Hancock CCTV leak, ICO announces
Regulator concludes there is insufficient evidence to prosecute two people investigated following publication of compromising images of health secretary
Researchers detect ‘multiple spyware infections’ of Downing St and FCDO since 2020
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Information commissioner: ‘Many cyber issues are preventable’
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Sunak asks Royal Mint to create government-backed NFT
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