‘Drones are of great interest to the Army – as both a threat and an opportunity’
Minister claims that military is keeping tabs on potential battlefield uses of unmanned aerial technologies
Ex-Whitehall top dog to join board of defence and security firm
Former cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill has landed a non-executive role at BAE Systems
Russia: sanctions tightened on exports of monitoring and military tech
New measures prohibit supply of any tech used for ‘internal repression’
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Navy to deploy £25m autonomous minesweepers
Technology is designed to ‘detect and destroy’
Arrest info on 150,000 people accidentally deleted from police database
Minister says data was wiped during ‘standard housekeeping process’
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Consultation to examine police use of drones and body-worn video
Scottish Parliamentary committee invites views from the public
MoD gets £24bn boost to create National Cyber Force
Boris Johnson claims extra funding represents ‘biggest investment since Cold War’
Government to create ‘trust framework’ of standards for digital identities
Minister says input will be welcomed from all stakeholders
ICO alerted after DWP publishes personal data of 6,000 benefit claimants
Department claims that ‘no-one can be identified’ from information published
Software contractor jailed for exposing Top Secret military information
Former civil servant given 52-month custodial sentence
Coronavirus causes spike in serious cyberattacks
The National Cyber Security Centre was required to respond to more than 700 incidents last year
Government claims bringing nuclear warheads in house will enable investment in technology
AWE will become an arm’s-length body
UK pins 'cynical and reckless' Olympic cyberattacks on Russia
Government attributes 2018 campaign to Moscow and claims more assaults were planned for cancelled 2020 summer games
MoD awards £15m deals for support with Navy transformation scheme
BAE Systems appointed to three deals to provide additional personnel
Inmates at seven prisons still waiting on video call technology
Work began six months ago but more than 3,500 prisoners still lack access to remote visits
Police to offer citizens ability to provide live stream of incidents
Three forces seek service that would allow officers to access a live feed from a device owned by a member of the public
HMRC warns students on cybercrime threat
Tax agency says freshers could be even more vulnerable to scams as teaching moves online