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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Scottish Parliament digital service to track online threats to members
Holyrood seeks to appoint security analyst to help create tool that will scan social networks
Cabinet Office seeks CISO and cyber defence head
Central department recruits for senior IT security-focused positions
‘These are fundamental to empowering individuals’ – ICO takes action against departments and councils over data requests
Ministry of Defence and Home Office are among those reprimanded over major backlogs that caused ‘significant distress’ to individuals. PublicTechnology finds out more.
Death and digital assets: Ministers to consider law reform
MoJ minister claims government is awaiting recommendations from advisory body, as private member's bill continues passage through parliament
MoD appoints £2m cyber specialist to test Army IT vulnerabilities
Firm will be asked to assess existing and new tech platforms
Government reveals ambition to drastically reduce cybercrime
Consultation launched on how to ‘reduce the security burden on citizens’
Brexit: ‘No known data breaches’ of EU citizens’ digital status since programme launch, minister claims
Home Office databases have not been compromised, according to Tom Pursglove
No conflict over Michael Keegan’s roles, says Cabinet Office
Crown representative for BAE Systems and non-executive director of government supplier will avoid conversations on bidding
Half of three departments’ key risks concern technology
Annual reports of HM Revenue and Customs, Home Office and DWP discuss risks from cyber security, data protection and specific projects
Parliament to recruit director of information security
Cabinet Office, ONS and DWP also seek senior security technologists
Government’s cyber plan delivers ‘a complete revolution in how we provide assurance’
The recently published Government Cyber Security Strategy set out a range of ambitions to make the public sector safer. PublicTechnology gathered a panel of experts to find out more about how it will do so.
‘Proactive security’ – GDS invests in threat intelligence tech
Digital agency signs deal for data-led cyber protection system
HMRC and GDS working on trials for government’s new identity-checking app
New browser login system is also being tested with support of Disclosure and Barring Service
Officials’ personal info published online by government lawyers in ‘regrettable’ data leak
Government Legal Department is investigating after names of civil servants were not removed from transparency documents
Cybercrime picked as key focus for new National Crime Agency chief
Graeme Biggar has finally been confirmed as the head of the national body after a rerun of the procurement process
Estonia parries ‘extensive cyberattack’ launched after removal of Soviet monuments
Government CIO says assault on both public bodies and commercial firms went ‘largely unnoticed’
‘Nasty and sophisticated cybercriminals’ stole £1.1m destined for Bedford school
Luton Borough Council and regional local enterprise partnership were victims of fraudsters
Police investigated 4,300 cyber offences last year – but charged fewer than 100 criminals
The proportion of offences resulting in a formal charge increased slightly, but remains at barely more than one in every 50
NHS facing weeks of disruption after cyberattack on supplier of patient records systems
Ransomware assault impacted major platforms for management of patients and staff, as well as the delivery of the 111 urgent care service
Critics turn up the heat on Scotland’s schools partnership with China
Education secretary’s defence of Confucius hubs branded ‘unbelievably naive and frankly dangerous'
Scottish Government expands cyber-resilience programme for businesses
Contract worth £500,000 will see an additional 250 firms offered training