Personal info of 6,000 Lewisham residents at risk after breach
London borough investigates hack that took place earlier this year
ICO appoints first-ever technology director
Simon McDougall joins regulator in the role of executive director for technology policy and...
MoD to help ex-service personnel into cyber careers
Ministry signs agreement with non-profit organisation TechVets
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Bristol moves past London to be named UK’s top smart city
Study from Navigant Consulting recognises West Country city’s work in areas such as access to data and energy innovation
Local Government Association calls for Budget to provide cybersecurity funding to councils
Membership body for local authorities bids for money from the Cabinet Office
MoD and Home Office put £1.6m into robot and drone projects for hazardous environments
Four UK tech SMEs have received backing for technologies designed to safely assess the potential presence of dangerous matter
West Sussex council launches investigation after publishing vulnerable citizens’ details online
Local authority disclosed names 1,400 of disabled people and their carers in now-removed spending data spreadsheet
HMRC takes over 75 ‘scam’ websites in brand-abuse crackdown
Department claims to have prevented more than one million visits to misleading sites so far this year
DCLG cybersecurity leader urges councils to prepare for inevitable election attacks
Department’s cybersecurity leader urges councils to put electoral staff through cybersecurity training
ICO planning ‘three-tier system’ of data-processing fees as post-GDPR funding model
Body pledges new structure will be ‘fair’, with detailed information likely before the end of 2017
Manchester shakes up security as increased use of SaaS forces it to ‘think differently’
Council deploys hosted IAM in three-year six-figure deal with local IT company
Every Welsh NHS entity to get cybersecurity review as part of £5.5m digital health investment
Welsh Government announces multimillion-pound spending pot for healthcare technology
Government offers social networks ‘groundbreaking’ software to combat child abuse
Home Office invests £600,000 in digital-fingerprint plug-in
UK hit by more than 30 cyberattacks requiring ‘a cross-government response’ in the last year
National Cyber Security Centre marks first 12 months in existence by publishing report into threat landscape
Amber Rudd: ‘I don’t need to understand encryption to understand it’s helping criminals’
Home secretary steps up war of words with WhatsApp and others, suggesting that she is frequently ‘patronised’ by tech companies
MoD offers £170k and £2.2bn budget in search for leader to drive IT procurement ‘transformation’
Department’s ISS function seeks commercial director to help deliver value from technology engagements
Sheffield NHS trust ICT chief: ‘WannaCry was opportunistic; a concerted attack is what keeps me awake at night’
Technology leader Andy Vernon talks through ransomware assault, while NHS Digital admits it ‘got it wrong’ in relaying information
DfE seeks three technology leaders including new CISO
Department for Education needs to fill three seats at its tech and digital top table
Don’t fear the robots – tech automation to have less impact on public sector jobs, report claims
Study from Nesta and Oxford University predicts that the civil service and wider public sector will see fewer jobs lost to automation than other industries
Why the public sector should utilise big data to measure citizen sentiment
Carol Brock of OpenText believes better use of structured and unstructured data could help the government deliver better policy and services
What all public-sector IT leaders need to know to be ready for GDPR
Victoria Cetinkaya of the Information Commissioner’s Office gives the organisation's top tips for government tech and data chiefs to ensure they are ready for new regulation next year
Think tank calls for urgent review of how blockchain could help – and hinder – police
The Police Foundation identifies various potential benefits and challenges of distributed-ledger technology
TfL revokes Uber’s taxi licence in London on claims the company’s software could block regulators and impede law enforcement
But taxi app hits back and announces intention to appeal immediately
Prime minister tells tech giants to remove terrorist content within two hours or face penalties
Theresa May uses UN General Assembly address to urge Facebook, Google, and Microsoft to do more