Fraud, Risk and Governance
Serious Fraud Office uses artificial intelligence to crack real crimes
Chief technology officer Ben Denison discusses how the organisation is using technology to get on top of increasingly vast and complex cases of bribery, fraud, and corruption
HMRC scam website crackdown ‘saves public £2.4m’
Department successfully challenges ownership of more than 100 spoof domains
DWP seeks ‘innovative solutions’ for benefit-payment disruption
Department kicks off early-engagement exercise for new system of managing problems
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High court gives government six months to amend data-retention law
Both the government and human rights group Liberty claim victory after judges agree that the so-called snoopers' charter is incompatible with EU legislation
Government puts forward law to crack down on robot-toting ticket touts
Legislation will punish offenders with a fine of no maximum value
Government targets dark web with £50m cybercrime funding boost
Local police will also receive funding for training and the establishment of dedicated online crime units
NCSC picks IoT, cloud, and cryptojacking among UK plc’s biggest future threats
Cybersecurity agency issues report looking forward to coming dangers and back at year in which DDoS and ransomware hogged the headlines
ICO promises to ‘invoke all our powers’ in Cambridge Analytica probe
Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham confirms warrant has been served on UK company
DWP digital project to manage debts of up to 15 million citizens
Department plans ‘modernisation’ of its work to collect more than £1bn owed to the government each year
Fears Government Digital Service being “dismembered” as it prepares to lose data policy to DCMS
Warning of “Whitehall asset-stripping” as policy-focused DCMS looks set to gain chunk of GDS remit
Whitehall signs up to avoid all-male tech shortlists
All government departments will sign the Tech Talent Charter, including a pledge to submit anonymised diversity data
Government, the public, and tech firms must work together to beat the real problem of fake news
Rachel Neaman of Corsham Institute believes that facing down the challenge of online misinformation needs a long-term and wide-ranging strategy
Failure to renew security certificate fells Conservative website
Party makes IT gaffe on day of major reshuffle
BEIS sets out plans to combat digital ‘trust and credibility gap’
Department lays out three-year strategy
Apple works with HMRC and police to help combat iTunes scammers posing as tax officials
Public urged to be vigilant of fraud in which victims are instructed to buy digital vouchers to pay fictitious tax bills
The ten key questions – and nine answers – facing the public sector on GDPR
With less than six months until new data-protection law is introduced, PublicTechnology hears from regulators and data professionals across central and local government about what they see as the major challenges facing them between now and 25 May
ICO ‘making enquiries’ after MPs admit sharing passwords with staff
Trio of Conservative politicians reminded of their data-protection obligations after revealing that they share login details with others
NAO says preventable WannaCry damage shows DoH and NHS must ‘get their act together’
National Audit Office report also points to a lack of coordination in response to attack, which the government has concluded was conducted by North Korea
Public Accounts Committee criticises HMRC’s ‘dismal response’ to online VAT fraud
Report also slams lack of action from Amazon and eBay
UK among 32 signatory countries to Tallinn eGovernment Declaration
All 28 EU member states plus the four EFTA countries gathered in Estonia capital to agree deal to work together to drive digital-government policy
Troubled government Childcare Service website could face select committee probe
New chair of Treasury Select Committee Nicky Morgan requests performance data
New Scottish information commissioner to be appointed
A motion to appoint lawyer Daren Fitzhenry is to be put before the Scottish Parliament
Is hybrid IT worth the hassle?
Joe Kim of SolarWinds looks at what government IT pros can expect from hybrid IT, and whether implementing it will provide any benefits
WannaCry NHS attack - lessons for data recovery strategies
A fresh look at data protection and backup best practice, particularly when it comes to ransomware.