GDS annual programmes cost £5m less than expected
Cabinet Office annual report shows digital agency also brought in more than £2m in extra revenue
DCMS cuts data breaches in half in FY20
Digital department sees sharp decline in incidents
Police leans on online assessment to meet recruitment ambitions
Candidates can now be assessed without any physical contact
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GDS to appoint privacy and data-protection leader
Digital agency recruits for senior manager to oversee use of personal data
Lessons have been learned from troubled Capita recruitment contract – MoD
Department insists improvements are being made in its response to MPs’ report
What happens during a cyberattack on critical infrastructure?
Leaders at the National Cyber Security Centre lift the lid on the impact of and lessons learned from the Triton malware assault
NCSC urges swift action on WhatsApp breach
Government cybersecurity agency issues guidance telling users to act ‘quickly’
Government to ‘consider options’ for biometrics regulation
Immigration minister indicates that various courses of action will be examined before any legislation is passed
Home Office floats £140k for leader to ensure government tech is Brexit-ready
Role as director of immigration technology comes with responsibility for 1,000 staff and a £120m budget
External review questions robustness of settled status test phases
Independent report claims programme could have benefited from more extensive tests
‘The prospect of a category-one cyberattack is not receding’
The UK remains to be hit by a cyberattack of the highest level of severity, but NCSC chief reiterates that we should ‘expect it at some point’
‘Cybersecurity is a team sport’ – Five Eyes allies gather in Glasgow
Representatives of UK, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand present a united front to face down cyberthreats
What are the world’s most-hacked passwords?
National Cyber Security Centre research reveals the most commonly breached passwords
All police forces create cybercrime units
Each of the 43 forces across England and Wales have set up dedicated tech units with £7m of government backing
Home Office to review data-protection set-up
After two breaches inside a week, department commissions independent assessment of compliance
MoD invites proposals for anti-drone technologies
Ministry puts £2m behind contest to identify ways to combat ‘swarms’ of hostile autonomous airborne vehicles
Police Scotland told to pause rollout of cyber kiosks while legal concerns are addressed
Process of assessing use of technology has been 'sub-standard' committee finds
Tech projects see departments ramp up Brexit staff
There are more than 16,000 civil servants working on Brexit, with departments with the biggest technology workloads dedicating the most employees
MI5 reveals plan to fight terror with national data-sharing scheme with local public sector agencies
Domestic intelligence agency looks to improve flow of info between justice agencies, NHS and social services
Foreign Office seeks digital strategy head to spearhead use of emerging tech
Postholder will head up department’s FCO Labs unit
Criminal investigation launched into cyberattack that deleted and encrypted Police Federation data
National Crime Agency leading inquiry after malware assault
Deputy first minister flags up importance of Scottish cyber resilience
John Swinney tells Holyrood conference that most attackers are ‘exploiting the same basic failings’
Government £1.3bn National Cyber Security Programme undermined by ‘serious weaknesses’ – NAO
Initial set-up meant investment required was unknown and objectives may not be achieved
Defence secretary invests £66m to get robots on the front line
Chunk of Transformation Fund will be used to fast-track development of technologies including driverless logistics vehicles and miniature drones