The cyber branch of the UK’s security services has attributed a series of attacks on various targets, and based on common techniques including the guessing of credentials and spear phishing […]...
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GDS opens GOV.UK Wallet for public bodies
Government’s core technology unit has issued formal advice announcing that the state’s system for citizens to store formal documents is open for business, with departments invited to express their interest […]...
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ICO rebukes London borough over two-year exposure of 6,500 sets of personal info
Data that was accessible online after freedom of information response included details related to children in care and unaccompanied asylum seekers, an investigation by the UK data watchdog has found […]...
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New head of civil service reform appointed
Former GDS and Defra staffer Janet Hughes has been named as the postholder of a role in which she will ‘help make public policies and services work better at scale’ […]...
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MoJ retains Microsoft licensing partner in new £300m-plus deal
The ministry has awarded a new and expanded agreement for the provision of core COTS products from the major software vendor, with long-term provider Trustmarque signed for four further years […]...
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MoD seeks cyber leader to boost ‘awareness, behaviours and culture’
The ministry is recruiting for someone to provide training and support for employees, veterans and families, as ‘people are the real first line of defence in cyber and information security’ […]...
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West Lothian Council says personal data stolen in cyberattack on education network
Having initially indicated that there was no evidence of data theft, the Scottish authority has acknowledged that information, including that of a ‘personal and sensitive’ nature, was accessed by criminals […]...
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DWP plans new £50m ‘debt-management system’
The department will appoint a provider to a contract potentially lasting for 11 years, and covering the creation of a major new platform, and migration from the current generic tool […]...
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NHS App launches ‘Amazon-style’ prescription-tracking function
New feature for app users has currently been integrated by about 1,500 pharmacies, including every branch of Boots, with another 5,000 expected to sign up in the next 12 months […]...
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Whitehall departments to set decade-long R&D investment plans
The government has made good on a manifesto pledge to move on from a system in which budgets are set for the year ahead, and adopt much longer-term support models […]...
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