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.
DWP warned of legacy IT risk to anti-fraud efforts
Auditors assessing the challenges facing the benefits department in delivering strategic goals have raised concerns
DWP signs potential £30m deal to ‘discover solutions’ to legacy tech
As part of broader efforts to address ageing IT, stretching back over many years, the
Capita given penalty £14m over cyberattack despite urging ICO to apply non-fining public-sector approach
The company’s submissions cited its ‘very small margins’ and claimed it was being ‘held to
Legacy IT warning as UK hit with twice as many ‘nationally significant’ cyberattacks in past year
In its yearly assessment, the National Cyber Security Centre reveals that just three vendor vulnerabilities
Co-op CEO: ‘The buck for cyber stops with us as senior leaders’
Following a breach in April, the boss of the retail and insurance firm has praised
UKSV wraps up migration of all vetting data to cloud environment
The security agency which sits within government’s central department, has revealed that it has concluded
DSIT tests ability of AI models to coordinate cyberattacks
Science and innovation agency has this year worked with a Silicon Valley policy and research
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’
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