Cyber Security Hub

As there is a continued and significant increase in the scale of the threats facing public services – as well as the potential consequences of successful attacks, and the critical importance of government’s response – PublicTechnology’s editorial focus is often consumed with all things cyber. We have created this dedicated hub so our audience can catch up on all the latest stories, analysis and interviews from the public sector security world.


MoD posts 14% hike in data incidents, annual report reveals 

Defence ministry’s newly published annual report and accounts shows rise in ‘unauthorised disclosures’ the Information Commissioner’s Office has not been told about as well

Synnovis concludes probe into complex NHS cyberattack that breached ‘random and fragmented data’

Pathology services provider says organisations whose data was affected by the disruptive ‘smash and grab’ attack, reportedly perpetrated by Russian cybercriminals, will

Cyberattacks cost UK firms £200k, government study finds

Newly published research finds that each successful breach can hurt the balance sheet of companies

DBS plans new £11m security hub to support legacy upgrades

As it delivers a significant agenda of refreshing its tech, the government agency responsible for

NHS Scotland buys £3m AI-powered anti-ransomware system

The health service has acquired new technology that it claims could have helped mitigate a

HMRC says ‘majority of core systems continue to operate during outages’

In response to parliamentary queries prompted by recent major incidents, ministers at two of government’s

Legal Aid Agency chief admits difficulties understanding impact of cyberattack

Six months after discovering a successful breach, the MoJ agency has revealed that the complexity

DWP warned of legacy IT risk to anti-fraud efforts

Auditors assessing the challenges facing the benefits department in delivering strategic goals have raised concerns

DWP signs potential £30m deal to ‘discover solutions’ to legacy tech

As part of broader efforts to address ageing IT, stretching back over many years, the

Capita given penalty £14m over cyberattack despite urging ICO to apply non-fining public-sector approach

The company’s submissions cited its ‘very small margins’ and claimed it was being ‘held to

Legacy IT warning as UK hit with twice as many ‘nationally significant’ cyberattacks in past year

In its yearly assessment, the National Cyber Security Centre reveals that just three vendor vulnerabilities

Co-op CEO: ‘The buck for cyber stops with us as senior leaders’

Following a breach in April, the boss of the retail and insurance firm has praised

UKSV wraps up migration of all vetting data to cloud environment

The security agency which sits within government’s central department, has revealed that it has concluded

DSIT tests ability of AI models to coordinate cyberattacks

Science and innovation agency has this year worked with a Silicon Valley policy and research

Government develops Cyber Resilience Index for core UK infrastructure

System is being established by various government departments working with the National Cyber Security Centre

Space commander issues warning on Russian satellite attacks

The leader of the Armed Forces unit dedicated to space issues has revealed that Russian

DSIT alerts market to £250m cloud plans to support massive AI power up

In order to enable a compute capacity increase of almost 2,000%, department plans to enter

DWP seeks senior leader to tackle cybersecurity vulnerabilities

Department launches hunt for candidates who can ‘turn complex cyber risks into clear, actionable strategies
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