 
		SNP passes resolution opposing deployment of facial recognition without new laws
At its yearly gathering, the governing party north of the border has greenlit a proposal
            		 
		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
            		 
		City of London signs £25m-plus deal for new network
Alongside local police, the public authority for the Square Mile has signed a contract that
            		 
		Government accepts 17 of 19 Horizon inquiry recommendations
As well as agreeing to most measures called for by the scrutiny process, the trade
            		 
		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
            		 
		Scottish Government retains HP for £200m mobile device deal
After deciding to maintain discrete agreements for desktop and laptop machines, the latter has been
            		 
		Defra digital sustainability strategy sets 80% refurbished device target
A roadmap to help the environment department measure and reduce the impact of technology use
            		 
		Ex-Whitehall head honcho creates consultancy and takes on engagement with top tech firm
Government’s former most senior civil servant Simon Case has established a new venture, and his
            		 
		HMRC seeks £500k partner to support self-recorded candidate interviews
Tax agency informs the market of plans to implement a major contract for a tech
            		 
		Rishi Sunak takes on senior advisor roles at Microsoft and Anthropic
The former PM has been approved by Acoba to accept paid positions with two major
            		 
		AI researchers sound child-abuse warning
The dawn of new tools has led to an enormous rise in harmful images being
            		 
		Home Office explores AI transcription and translation for immigration and border ops
The department wishes to hear from specialists that could help further its understanding of what
            		 
		Student Loans Company sheds light on automated decision-making for finance applications
The company owned by the government and responsible for administering loans and grants to studiers
            		 
		Scottish Government offers digital inclusion funding
Pot of almost half a million pounds will provide up to £50,000 apiece to councils,
            		 
		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
            		