MoD begins work on IT system to register and track evacuees from crisis zones
Ministry reveals it has begun work on concept phase of potential software tool to manage information on 10,000 people
MoJ reprimanded by ICO after ‘bags of confidential documents’ exposed for over two weeks
Sensitive data was left unsecured in prison holding area, according to data watchdog
‘Extremely concerned and disappointed’ – more councils caught up in Capita breach
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MoD seeks senior exec to boost ‘cyber awareness, behaviours and culture’ across defence sector
Role comes with a remit to work with current and former military personnel, as well as officials and commercial suppliers
Interview: CDDO chief Lee Devlin on the ‘move from being disruptive to collaborative’
In the first of a series of exclusive interviews, the head of government’s ‘Digital HQ’ talks to PublicTechnology about the Central Digital and Data Office’s work to unlock £8bn of digital investment, engage with departmental leaders, and deliver definitively great services
Rochford District Council pins data breach on Capita’s ‘unsafe storage’
Authority claims it is taking ‘swift and decisive action’ in response to incident it claims affected several councils
Cabinet Office has striven to become anti-fraud leader, leader says
Permanent secretary Alex Chisholm tells MPs that his department has adopted new measures and worked to increase skills
‘Cabinet Office is blocking all UKSV’s valiant attempts at reform’ – PAC chair
MPs publish scathing report finding vetting service is not being properly resourced
Home Office biometrics scheme delays delivery date and faces cost ‘pressures’
Updated assessment reveals £27m in additional spending and possibility that department ‘will consider reduced programme scope’
NCSC brought in to help protect Eurovision as cyberattack cited as organisers’ biggest concern
Recent reports have claimed that senior government officials are worried about attacks from pro-Russian actors
Home Office signs £72m deal to develop and support all department’s apps
Atos wins three-year contract to assist with Shared Application Service
Emergency Services Network delivery date set to 2029
Troubled programme began work in 2015 and is now expected to complete a full decade behind original schedule
UK has potential to be cyber ‘world leader’, report finds
Think tank study praise ‘whole-of-society approach’ to policy but encourages development of specialist workforce
Cabinet Office invests in ‘honeypot’ cyber traps to help protect network
Department invests in technology from specialist start-up
Government full FoI responses fall below 40% for first time
Treasury, Defra, Foreign Office, DLUHC and Cabinet Office each provided all requested information to no more than a quarter of inquiries
GOV.UK Verify officially closed
Identity assurance service is now completely shut down, update reveals
Regulator ‘actively monitoring’ 5G risks for aircraft navigation
But minister asserts no instances of equipment failure related to next-generation network have yet been recorded
Government formally unveils annual independent cyber audits for all departments
Ministerial announcement follows initial examinations of Home Office and business department earlier this year
‘Team captain for the UK’s cybersecurity’ – NCSC offers £200k in hunt for tech chief
Cyber intelligence agency recruits for chief technology officer
Capita admits possible compromise of customer data during cyberattack
Attackers had unauthorised access for nine days, outsourcing firm announces
GCHQ appoints first female leader
Anne Keast-Butler named as new boss of intelligence and cyber agency
WhatsApp and private email banned for government use at higher security tiers
Officials are warned that, if they choose to use non-corporate channels, they must 'be prepared to defend your choices'
Home Office slammed for ‘extremely poor’ efforts to tackle online fraud
MPs criticise national cybercrime reporting service and other government initiatives
‘Sow distrust and decrease morale’ – government lifts lid on work of UK’s offensive cyber spy unit
National Cyber Force reveals its work includes covert influence operations as well as disruption of adversaries IT networks