Government asks if 30-year-old cybercrime laws are still fit for purpose
Consultation commenced on efficacy of Computer Misuse Act
Ex-NCSC chief Martin asks whether the new cyber strategy will make the UK safer
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Whitehall apprentices’ details exposed on dark web after cyberattack
Cabinet Office offers those affected a one-year subscription to a credit-checking service
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Military research unit to develop ‘submarine-avoidance’ app
MoD agency issues contract notice seeking supplier to help construct technology
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Minister responds to think tank report by claiming government could establish UK ARPA unit this year
No changes needed to legal framework for facial recognition, minister claims
Policing minister Malthouse says Brexit will not change legal standing
Huawei given green light for role in 5G network
Chinese vendor will remain excluded from so-called core areas of the network
Government introduces IoT security laws
All devices will need to conform to three security requirements
Regulators issue warning over police use of facial recognition
Biometrics and information commissioners remind Met Police that questions remain over both legal footing and public sentiment
Trump and Johnson discuss Huawei as sources warn situation could imperil trade deal
Pressure grows for UK to follow US and Australian lead and ban Chinese vendor from mobile network
London police to roll out live facial recognition technology
Critics ramp up opposition as force announces controversial kit will go into live operational use
‘No change to digital approach’ – Home Office quashes suggestion of physical settled status documents
Government responds to comments made by European parliament’s Brexit chief
Ciaran Martin to leave after ‘privilege of a lifetime’ setting up NCSC
Departing chief executive of cyber security centre recognised in New Year’s Honours list
Cabinet Office shared services outfit SSCL swipes £300m MoD deal
JV with Sopra Steria wins contract
Tory MPs adopt extra-secure messaging tool – despite government’s anti-encryption stance
Reports reveal members have switched from WhatsApp to Signal
GPs plot digitisation of 2.6 million paper patient records
GPs in the West Midlands and north west seek supplier to support creation of electronic info for documents that are up to 70 years old
‘The most significant cybercrime threat to the UK’ – authorities indict Evil Corp kingpin
Reward of $5m offered for Maksim Yakubets
EXCL: HMRC ‘monitoring exposure’ to Windows 7 as end-of-support looms
Department reveals it has almost 1,800 PCs still running on ageing operating system
Defence secretary: ‘Hybrid warfare is our new reality’
Ben Wallace uses speech at NATO summit to stress importance of emerging technology
MoD awards secretive million-pound photocopying deal
Canon wins contract for ‘provision of services to REDACTED’
MoD hunts for head of profession for military and civilian techies
Postholder will provide a ‘focal point’ for IT, cyber and digital workers
Government progresses plan to use robots for Sellafield clean-up
Two proposals in the running for decommissioning project
Government issues alert over tax fraudsters
Public told to keep an eye out for scam emails and texts
US government gives Huawei 90-day trade licence extension
American firms cleared to do business with Chinese tech titan until the new year