Met Police builds own fingerprint scanner
London force launches new technology it claims will save £200,000 a year and allow for far more widespread rollout than would otherwise be possible
National police systems to be moved to AWS
Home Office seeks suppliers for one-year project to migrate services from datacentre to public...
MoD to help ex-service personnel into cyber careers
Ministry signs agreement with non-profit organisation TechVets
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Government to build online tool for registering drones and administering operator safety tests
Civil Aviation Authority issues contract notice ahead of new laws coming into effect next year
MoD hands Rackspace £4m one-year extension to web-hosting deal
Company has run the MoD and Armed Forces Joint Server Farm since 2009
Labour MP: If a device is called ‘smart’ – don’t buy it
Shadow industrial strategy minister Chi Onwurah claims much more needs to be done to ensure the internet of things is safe
Emergency Services Network rollout given red-light warning in annual major projects review
The annual report from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority shows government tech programmes of work are a mixed bag
HMRC used ‘implied consent’ to collect voiceprints of five million citizens
ICO investigating tax agency after investigation by advocacy group Big Brother Watch
Constituents report MP to ICO over alleged data-protection breach in Facebook post
Data-protection watchdog ‘making enquiries’ after Conservative Gordon Henderson publishes names and partial addresses of local residents who sent him a letter
Don’t Gamble with your password resets!
The cautionary tale of the Leicestershire teenager who hacked high-ranking officials of NATO allies shows the need for improved password security
US Cyber Command outlines policy of ‘defending forward’
Command vision document strikes a more confrontational tone
Government and police to set up £1.4m anti-gang social-media unit
New 20-person team to become centre of excellence for understanding and combating gang-related online activity
MEPs call for suspension of Privacy Shield unless US complies with data-protection agreement
Cambridge Analytica revelations show need for ‘better monitoring’ of data-protection measures
National Crime Agency offers £90,000 in search for cybercrime commander
Deputy director role comes with a remit to lead law-enforcement’s response to cybercrime
Government considers creating social-media regulator with sanctioning powers
With new internet-safety legislation due later this year, respondents to a government consultation have urged the creation of a dedicated regulator with the power to punish
Report claims facial recognition is 95% inaccurate
Police defends technology’s deployment as ICO increases scrutiny and campaign group calls for immediate cessation of use
Plans unveiled for £20m national police cybersecurity centre
Centralised facility will allow forces to acquire security services while offering a nationwide view of the threat landscape
Defence secretary hopes to attract cyber experts to Armed Forces
Gavin Williamson wants technologists and journalists to sign up to help fight against the ‘age of disinformation’
Why Scotland can become a beacon for shared services
Paul Heath of McAfee believes Scottish NHS bodies could show lead the way in adopting a new form of purchasing
Government invests £15m to boost cybersecurity of Commonwealth nations
Countries also sign cyber cooperation pledge
Royal Navy plans fleet-wide £2m big-data platform
Supplier sought for project to develop NELSON tool
UK and US authorities unite to ‘hold Russia to account’ for sustained cyber offensive
UK National Cyber Security Centre teams up with FBI and others to issue advice in light of malicious exploits targeting network hardware – including consumer routers
NSA: ‘We have not responded to a zero-day in two years – our adversaries are hitting known vulnerabilities’
Cybersecurity unit director reveals how US intelligence agency is working to spread best practice by promoting openness and collaboration
Government targets dark web with £50m cybercrime funding boost
Local police will also receive funding for training and the establishment of dedicated online crime units