DfE retains security provider for cyber incident response in £500k deal
Department signs contract with defence contractor BAE
Scottish ministers failing to meet response deadline for one in four FOI requests and PQs
New permanent secretary claims he wants to improve service levels
Nuclear clean-up agency seeks £2m-a-year partner to help improve cyber-resilience
Specialist firm sought to help identify areas where security could be bolstered
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Ancient IT reportedly stopped Sunak raising benefits to keep pace with inflation
Reports claim that chancellor was advised that payments of legacy benefits could only be increased once a year
Boardrooms ‘lack understanding of cybersecurity’, government report finds
An annual study has identified core technical and incident-response skills gaps
MPs criticise Cabinet Office over ‘substandard FoI handling’
Report claims that department requires a ‘cultural shift’
Government puts £25m into ‘elite fraud squad’ to use data and tech to collar Covid criminals
Chancellor unveils unit that will pursue those who defrauded government of an estimated £5bn during the pandemic
Home Office offers £140k for leader to oversee deployment of Emergency Services Network
Department opens recruitment for senior position
Researchers detect ‘multiple spyware infections’ of Downing St and FCDO since 2020
Canadian academics claim that attack on No. 10 using Pegasus software was launched from the UAE
Departments to undergo independent audits of cyber resilience
New ‘Gov Assure’ process aims to provide a government-wide overview of risk, minister tells PublicTechnology Cyber Security Summit
NHS conducts £300k cyber review of Covid Pass
Contract signed with consultancy Mason Advisory
Homes for Ukraine registrants targeted by online fraudsters
The government has been criticised for the time it is taking to match refugees with sponsors – who have been targeted by scams while trying to find their own matches
One in three UK firms suffered phishing attack last year, government study finds
Message-based threat is by far the most prevalent form of attack, annual study from DCMS concludes
Public bodies encouraged to cancel contracts with Russian suppliers
Deals that could be under review include energy supply contacts and some tech consultancy engagements
Defence innovation unit sets up shop in Newcastle
Dstl establishes location in north-east city
‘Get things right at the start’ – new playbook sets out rules to be applied to all government digital projects
Document covers issues such as assessments of suppliers and delivery models, and upfront consideration of potential issues with legacy IT
Foreign Office IT slammed as diplomat cites need for ‘routine’ deletion of emails during Afghanistan crisis
Parliamentary committee hears that messages were deleted as a matter of course ‘otherwise inbox gums up and stops working’
Revealed: Cabinet Office signed deal last month for ‘immediate cyber incident response’
Department directly awarded short-term deal to PwC but indicates there was no specific threat
NHS and government developing ‘digital marker’ for GPs to add firearms records to patient data
New system will make it easier to flag gun ownership
MoD to probe how suspected Russian hoaxer finagled Teams meeting with defence secretary
Ben Wallace is said to be ‘very cross’ after speaking to someone posing as Ukrainian PM for almost 10 minutes
Sturgeon claims ‘no public-protection issues’ from IT glitch in prisoner risk assessments
Tech issue dating back 10 years is understood to have caused inmates to be wrongly graded
EXCL: Levelling Up department exposes personal data in breach
Names and contact details of officials and supplier staff were clearly visible after contract was inadequately redacted
New government agency to oversee digital identity laws
Legislation to be passed to put digital IDs on same legal footing as physical documents
Departments retain defence and security firms for ‘cyber incident response’
Commercial documents show Cabinet Office and Home Office have signed deals for firms to provide on-demand support