‘Policing is not set up for a world in which so much crime is committed online’
Major review of police across England and Wales finds forces are ill-equipped to cope with the huge rise in recent years of cyber offences
Courts to begin using £280m digital Common Platform system in September
Early adopter programme to see 18 courts test digital case-management system
MPs call for new sanctions for social media firms that ‘monetise misinformation’
A parliamentary committee has demanded the creation of a dedicated regulator with the power to...
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Oxford NHS trust digital chief sentenced for fraud over false degree claims
Senior manager given suspended prison sentence
London police to roll out live facial recognition technology
Critics ramp up opposition as force announces controversial kit will go into live operational use
HMRC seeks tech to unearth cryptocurrency cybercriminals
Tax agency looks to invest in cryptoanalysis tool
Scottish Government project explores use of blockchain and AI in fishing
Highlands and Islands Enterprise to run scheme looking at how new tech could be used in seafood sector
GDS floats £100k in bid to recruit strategy chief
Role comes with a remit to oversee the work of 140 staff across four areas
Scottish police get green light to use encryption-busting ‘cyber kiosks’
Officers can finally begin using technology almost two years after it was first purchased
Ex-MoJ worker jailed after stealing £1.7m via scam IT contract
Former commercial professional given 42-month custodial sentence
Legal Aid Agency looks to end ‘reliance on USBs and CDs’
Organisation issues guidance on use of removable media
DWP seeks leader to drive use of tech to combat fraud and error
Deputy director position comes with salary of £90,000
‘The most significant cybercrime threat to the UK’ – authorities indict Evil Corp kingpin
Reward of $5m offered for Maksim Yakubets
CPS consults industry on presentation of electronic evidence in court
Agency looks for market input ahead of floating potential five-year contract for a supplier to provide roving fleet of AV equipment
How has the online voter registration service coped with 100,000 users a day?
Since MPs voted in favour of a December election, upwards of 3.5 million registrations have been processed digitally
US government gives Huawei 90-day trade licence extension
American firms cleared to do business with Chinese tech titan until the new year
Government fails to rule out anti-encryption law but says agreement with Facebook is ‘preferred solution’
Home Office factsheet claims that proposals made by the social network so far are ‘not satisfactory’
Government promises ‘regular and robust dialogue’ with social networks on election disinformation
Representative points to steps taken so far but says ‘there is clearly much more to be done’
HMCTS reforms ‘risk disadvantaging people with poor IT skills’
MPs warn of potential impact on access to justice
Data chiefs warn party leaders to keep election campaigns on the right side of the law
Heads of ICO and UKSA remind Corbyn, Johnson et al to remain legally compliant in use of data and statistics
‘We cannot accept this as the new normal’ – European lawmakers urge action on disinformation
European Commission report finds that ‘large-scale automated propaganda’ is a persistent threat
Better data can help make a better society
Frankie Kay of the Office for National Statistics writes about a simple way in which we can improve lives all across the nation
Regulator creates nudge-theory team to protect consumers online
CMA to establish behavioural insights unit that will examine issues such as fake reviews and paid-for endorsements
Government spent £2.2m on ditched porn-block plan
Minister reveals seven-figure spending on development of ill-fated policy