The ransomware group has stolen thousands of Ministry of Defence papers and uploaded them to the dark web, following a data breach of fencing manufacturer...
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Government should discourage use of Chinese surveillance technology, report says
Commons foreign affairs committee warns the UK is over-reliant on Chinese technology designed for authoritarian ends...
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Don’t use BCC to email sensitive information, ICO warns
The Information Commissioner’s Office has released updated guidance on email security...
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Met Police supplier leaks data on officers and staff
Supplier had been commissioned to produce microchipped warrant cards and passes for 47,000 staff and officers A supplier to the Metropolitan Police has experienced unauthorised access to personal data on […]...
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Data watchdog urges against further FoI exemptions
Information commissioner warns MPs of risks of absolving agencies of transparency requirements Credit: Arek Socha/Pixabay Information commissioner John Edwards has warned the government against exempting organisations from Freedom of Information requests. When […]...
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Ministers pledge to remove Chinese tech from government sites
Move comes alongside plan to create national security-focused procurement team Credit: Vitor Dutra Kaosnoff/Pixabay Ministers have pledged to create a plan and set a deadline for removing from government locations of […]...
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Interview: CDDO chief Lee Devlin on the ‘move from being disruptive to collaborative’
In the first of a series of exclusive interviews, the head of government’s ‘Digital HQ’ talks to PublicTechnology about the Central Digital and Data Office’s work to unlock £8bn of digital investment, engage with […]...
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Proactive defence: A new take on cyber security
The traditional reactive approach to cybersecurity, which involves responding to attacks after they have occurred, is no longer sufficient. Murielle Gonzalez reports on a webinar looking at what organisations can do to take a...
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WATCH: How public sector bodies can go on the front foot against cyber threats
An expert panel examine how government bodies can change their security mindset and the benefits and challenges of a proactive defence against threats...
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More than 850,000 filed online tax return on HMRC deadline day
Department reveals that tens of thousands completed annual process ‘with minutes to spare’...
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