The Secret Intelligence Service, which is responsible for security and intel operations outside of the UK, has promoted its current head of innovation and technology to the agency’s top job […]...
Dstl, which has previously brought in screening providers to help prevent the possibility of recruiting animal welfare activists, still uses almost 700 animals per year in its research, minister says […]...
Government has endorsed all calls set out in a recent review, including recommendations to reduce administrative and staff costs, while also investing in new defence technologies including automation and drones […]...
Prime minister announces that, following the creation of the government’s new digital centre in DSIT, security policy and oversight will also move from the Cabinet Office to the tech department […]...
Government announces creation of tech and entities to adapt to a world in which ‘ways of warfare are rapidly changing, with the UK facing daily cyberattacks on this new frontline’ […]...
A ministerial representative from the Ministry of Justice cites a recent £20m investment in bolstering tech infrastructure, and points the finger at previous administration for allowing digital weaknesses to fester […]...
The cyber branch of the UK’s security services has attributed a series of attacks on various targets, and based on common techniques including the guessing of credentials and spear phishing […]...
The ministry is recruiting for someone to provide training and support for employees, veterans and families, as ‘people are the real first line of defence in cyber and information security’ […]...
Recent reports have claimed that top government cyber officials have raised worries about the security risks attached to the new system, but minister flags up impact of independent assurance processes […]...
A parliamentary statutory committee intended to monitor the state’s intelligence and security community has issued criticism related to a plateau in financial support and the removal of safeguards protecting independence […]...