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Outdated Online Government Services Hurt Businesses
Outdated online services from the government are impacting businesses, with tax being the worst culprit
NHS England Digital Boss Tim Kelsey Resigns
Move to the sun. Digital boss at NHS England is standing down and heading down under
MI5 Chief Wants Surveillance Powers To Keep Up With Technology
MI5 director general backs government moves to help intelligence agencies, claiming additional powers are necessary to keep country safe from terrorism
Look Out World – John McAfee Wants To Run For President
Troubled former security tycoon says his ‘Cyber Party’ can offer protection from government ‘cyber-warfare’
Industry Experts Meet To Tackle Online Child Abuse
Companies meeting in London to discuss ways to tackle online child sexual exploitation
Federal Staff ‘Still Not Notified’ Months After OPM Hack
US government still not notified staff of personal data compromise, months after the OPM hack
Pentagon Co-Operates With Apple, Boeing For Wearable Tech
US military announces funding and seeks wearable partnerships deals with the likes of Apple and Boeing
Electronic Device Theft Falls Across UK But Is Most Likely In Leicestershire
FoI requests to police show Leicestershire is challenging London as the UK's phone and tablet theft capital
GDS Appoints New Head Amid Further Departures
GDS COO Stephen Foreshew-Cain is promoted as three others join former head Mike Bracken in resigning
Local Councils Cannot ‘Guarantee’ Your Personal Data Is Safe
Report from privacy campaigners at Big Brother Watch show there were 4,236 data breach incidents between 2011 and 2014 in local government
Digital Platforms To Be Included In EU Cybersecuity Law
Search engines, social networks and e-commerce websites will have to comply with EU security measures
UK Public Sector Is Falling For The Public Cloud
Majority of public sector organisations use public cloud services, even if not officially signed off by IT department
Government Digital Service Head Mike Bracken Quits
Mike Bracken will leave his role as head of GDS later this year after more than four years in the role
Porn Clampdown By Government Questioned
Plan to stop kids accessing smut ignores the fact that most porn websites are hosted outside the UK
Obama Orders Exascale Supercomputer Initiative
World's faster supercomputer. Obama orders creation of computer capable of 1,000 petaflops
Local Government IT Security Is A Bloody Mess, Research Finds
Are budget cuts to blame? Majority of local government organisations say their security is not robust enough to deal with increasing threats
Public Sector Lags Behind Business In Device And App Use
O2 and YouGov report suggest businesses are saving significantly more because of technology than public sector
WTO IT Trade Deal Cuts Technology Tariffs
Cheaper technology could be on the way as WTO cuts tariffs on more than 200 high-tech goods
US Treasury Computer System Was Open To Hack
Shoddy government security? Vital intelligence system for US financial system was vulnerable to hackers
Lockheed Martin Mulls Government IT Services Sale
Spin-off could could "strengthen competitive posture" as Lockheed Martin as net sales down nine percent
Government Voucher Scheme To Help SMEs Defeat Cyber Attacks
Small and medium-sized businesses to get government help to bolster their cyber defences
Vodafone Details Government Requests For Communications Data
Vodafone received legal requests fro 28 countries during 2014 and predicts role could increase as market converges
Chancellor George Osborne Delivers Tech-Free 2015 Summer Budget
Despite pre-election vows to make the UK the “technology centre of Europe”, government serves up virtually nothing for British tech industry
BBC To Cut 1,000 Jobs, Merge Tech Teams As Online Viewing Leads To £150m Shortfall
BBC must find more savings as popularity of streaming and mobile reduces television ownership and licence fee income
Ofcom: New Broadband Code Of Conduct And Government Fibre Targets Will Aid SMBs
Ofcom wants SMBs to be able to switch provider if they don't get good service and says government should set specific business superfast broadband targets
US And China Pledge ‘Code Of Cyber Conduct’
“Please stop hacking American targets”, or words to that effect as President Obama raises concern with China
MoD Plans New Secure Communications System With Project MORPHEUS
Military wants SMBs to contribute to Project MORPHEUS, promising a chance to influence the future of secure radio technology
London Technology Week Celebrates ‘Tech Hub of Europe’
Mayor of London Boris Johnson celebrates capital's tech scene as 200,000 people are now employed by digital sector
US Tech Firms Warn Obama To Back Off Encryption
Open letter to President Obama highlights tech opposition to efforts to weaken encryption systems