Governement-IT

Government Launches £700m Fund For Tech Innovation, AI And Robotics Development

The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund will provide financial support for UK businesses working on cutting-edge technology

8 years ago

Wikileaks Reveals CIA Tool To Hack ‘Air Bridged’ Computers

"Brutal Kangaroo” tool used by US spooks to hack into computers not connected to the Internet

8 years ago

DHS Wants To Use Neural Networks To Boost Airport Security

Neural networks have many practical applications and body scanning could be one of them

8 years ago

Queen’s Speech Targets Data Protection, Driverless Cars, And Space Travel

Brexit focus, but tech still features in Queen's speech, including new data protection laws and driverless cars

8 years ago

MEPs Ready To Fight For End-To-End Encryption Across EU

A European Parliament committee has called for end-to-end encryption to be enforced on all forms of digital communication

8 years ago

Trump Meets With Tech Titans To Plan Government Upgrades

Trump seeks advice from the likes of Google, Apple and Microsoft as part of government digital transformation initiative

8 years ago

Leaked Document Reveals Mystery Tech Firm Challenged NSA Surveillance

This is the first time that a refusal to comply with a government surveillance directive has been made public

8 years ago

Google Faces Record-Breaking €1 Billion EU Fine

The fine would be the culmination of a seven year investigation

8 years ago

Trump Administration Orders US Government Work On Y2K Bug To Stop

Seventeen years later and US federal agencies can stop filing paperwork on the Millennium Bug

8 years ago

Scottish Government Warned Over Farming IT System

Scottish government risks £60m fine for 'serious issues' with IT system for farmers north of the border

8 years ago

Poll: Why Use New Technologies In The Public Sector?

Tech was absent from the 2017 General Election but how can it benefit the public sector?

8 years ago

Infosec 2017: Government Can’t Ignore ‘Technical Realities’ Of Encryption

Issues of encryption and internet regulation both tackled at InfoSecurity Europe 2017

8 years ago

Non-Voters Back Online Voting System Ahead Of General Election

General election voting - Survey finds 42 percent of non-voters would likely vote if online system were in place

8 years ago

US Visa Applicants Face Stricter Vetting With Social Media And Employment Checks

Stricter visa vetting procedures get approval despite facing criticism

8 years ago

Booz Allen Hamilton Leaves Pentagon Files On Open Amazon Server

Oops. American defence contractor leaves sensitive US government files on public server with no password protection

8 years ago

ICO Fines Basildon Council £150,000 For Leaking Personal Data

ICO shows no mercy on data protection as GDPR countdown continues

8 years ago

IBM Security Offers GDPR Help Ahead Of Looming Deadline

With only a year to go before the arrival of GDPR, Big Blue offers ways to help organisations to deal…

8 years ago

One Year To Go: What Is GDPR And Why Should Businesses Care?

With one year to go until new regulations come into effect, the deadline for compliance is fast approaching

8 years ago

NHS Ransomware Attack Needs To Be A Wake Up Call For Government IT

OPINION: Legacy systems leave critical public infrastructure vulnerable to the dark side of the Internet

8 years ago

Trump Signs Executive Order To Upgrade US Cyber Defences

Cyber defences of US government agencies to be upgraded after President Trump orders order

8 years ago

Durham Police Gets Helping Head From A Suspect Assessing AI

The police force is set to go live with the HART AI system in a couple of months

8 years ago

Tech Firms Urge FCC Not To Repeal Obama’s Net Neutrality Rules

Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter etc warn FCC chairman over his intentions to repeal net neutrality rules

8 years ago

Microsoft Sees Doubling Of US Government Spy Data Requests

Redmond also, for the first time ever, publishes national security letter used by government to obtain user data

8 years ago

FCC Chair To ‘Quickly Replace’ Obama Net Neutrality Rules

Two speed Internet? Head honcho of US comms watchdog wants to reserve net neutrality rules

8 years ago

Sir Tim Berners-Lee Slams UK, US ‘Assault’ On Web Privacy

British web inventor pledges to combat efforts by the UK and US to weaken encryption and online privacy

8 years ago

DVLA Has Digital Drivers License Ambitions For Apple Pay

The government agency is aiming to have a working prototype available by September 2017

8 years ago

GCHQ Denies ‘Ridiculous’ Trump Wiretapping Claims, Receives Formal US Apology

GCHQ described the claims as "nonsense" after Donald Trump tweeted that he had been under surveillance

8 years ago

UK Digital Strategy: Tech Sector Reacts To Government’s Plans To Target AI And Stem Digital Skills Gap

TECH VIEW: The government has released its new digital strategy, but what does the tech sector think?

8 years ago