As there is a continued and significant increase in the scale of the threats facing public services – as well as the potential consequences of successful attacks, and the critical importance of government’s response – PublicTechnology’s editorial focus is often consumed with all things cyber. We have created this dedicated hub so our audience can catch up on all the latest stories, analysis and interviews from the public sector security world.
Government develops Cyber Resilience Index for core UK infrastructure
System is being established by various government departments working with the National Cyber Security Centre
Space commander issues warning on Russian satellite attacks
The leader of the Armed Forces unit dedicated to space issues has revealed that Russian
DSIT alerts market to £250m cloud plans to support massive AI power up
In order to enable a compute capacity increase of almost 2,000%, department plans to enter
DWP seeks senior leader to tackle cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Department launches hunt for candidates who can ‘turn complex cyber risks into clear, actionable strategies
Cyber graduate roles emerge as Whitehall’s most hotly contested
Having once again been given its own dedicated segment of the Civil Service Fast Stream
Government taps AI to prevent £500m of fraud in FY25
At an event bringing together member states of the international Five Eyes intelligence collective, ministers
‘UK’s mission is embedding AI safely in society’, Lammy tells UN
Deputy prime minister uses speech to Security Council to warn that, while artificial intelligence offers
Bristol City Council hit with ICO enforcement notice over data delays
Information commissioner gives authority eight months to respond to all outstanding subject access requests after
Government extends £1.5m deals for rapid cyber simulation pen test regime
A duo of providers first signed up in 2023 will remain under contract for 12
Abolition of NHS England ‘will not hamper digital services or cyber standards’
As government embarks on 18 months of work to bring the central health service entity
MoD agency begins tests for £1bn AI-powered digital system to help ‘degrade or destroy an identified target’
Supporting the work of the UK’s new Cyber and Electromagnetic Command, the Digital Targeting Web
Government previews £24bn tech mega-framework
Whitehall’s procurement agency has issued an initial planning notice, and will soon connect with potential
Treasury watchdog warns UK firms over cyber risk from North Korean IT freelancers
The government body that clamps down on funding for terror and hostile states has published
Government has not fully assessed costs of digital ID regime, minister says
Following recent ministerial comments indicating that the UK will explore a possible compulsory identity programme,
Top MoD official ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with secrecy over Afghan data breach
A super injunction meant that, for over two years, only a very limited number of
Minister: ‘MoD systems need updates after years of underfunding and hollowing out’
Last year, damning defence data releases saw the then shadow Labour government put the spotlight
Watchdog warns of ‘insider threat’ of students launching cyberattacks on their schools
Educators and parents are encouraged to act, as privacy regulator analyses hundreds of recent incidents
Legal Aid Agency to begin restoring digital services in coming days, minister says
Recovery continues, almost five months on from a breach in which a ‘significant amount’ of