Public Sector

UK Government Signs Five Year Deal With Microsoft

Multi-year partnership signed between UK government and Microsoft to accelerate public sector digitalisation

1 month ago

UK ICO Fines NHS Supplier For Medical Records Breach

NHS supplier Advanced Computer Software Group fined £6m for data breach that exposed medical records of 82,000 people

4 months ago

NHS Staff Say New Tech Will Treat Extra 18.6 Million Patients A Year

Research from Virgin Media O2 Business finds majority of NHS staff believe new tech will help treat millions more patients

4 months ago

Microsoft President Grilled By US Lawmakers After China, Russia Hacks

Microsoft's Brad Smith answer questions from US lawmakers about hacks of US governmental systems by China, Russia

6 months ago

Russian Hackers Blamed As Ransomware Impacts London Hospitals

Former NCSC boss Ciaran Martin identifies Russian cybercriminals behind a ransomware attack that impacted London hospitals

6 months ago

Former Cybersecurity Boss Warns UK Not Heeding China Threat

Ciaran Martin, ex-chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, explains growing cyber threat posed by China

6 months ago

ICO Warns PSNI It Faces £750k Fine Over Data Breach

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) says it cannot afford a £750,000 fine from the ICO, over its self-inflicted data…

6 months ago

US Warns Rising Cyberattacks Against Water Supplies

Critical infrastructure. Utility firms in the US are being urged to do more to protect water supplies amid rising cyberattacks

7 months ago

NHS Scotland Confirms Clinical Data Published By Ransomware Gang

NHS Dumfries and Galloway condemns ransomware gang for publishing patients clinical data after cyberattack earlier this month

8 months ago

NCSC Warns Of ‘Living Off The Land’ Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure

“Living off the land” attacks, where hackers are camouflaged within internal networks, pose national security risk for critical infrastructure

10 months ago

Government To Quash All Post Office Horizon Convictions

Post Office Horizon scandal. PM Rishi Sunak confirms convictions will be quashed and victims compensated under new law

11 months ago

CIA Builds Own Artificial Intelligence Tool – Report

US intelligence agency, the CIA, is reportedly building its own AI tool to assist in its intelligence gathering activities

1 year ago

Facial Recognition Lawsuit After Man Is Falsely Jailed

Racial bias of facial recognition again in headlines, after another black plaintiff files lawsuit after being falsely jailed

1 year ago

Microsoft Wins US Army Order For Upgraded HoloLens – Report

HoloLens lifeline? Microsoft continues its $22 billion HoloLens IVAS deal with US Army, after Redmond update stops soldiers from throwing…

1 year ago

Manchester Police Officer Data Compromised In Supplier Attack

Ransomware attack on third-party supplier has compromised data of staff employed by Greater Manchester Police (GMP)

1 year ago

PSNI Data Breach Results In Arrests, Resignations

Two men arrested under the Terrorism Act, by detectives investigating huge PSNI data breach, have been released

1 year ago

Met Police Contractor Hack Places Officer Data At Risk

Metropolitan Police on high alert following a significant breach of an IT contractor, led to officers' and workers' data being…

1 year ago

Bletchley Park To Host Global AI Safety Summit

Home of the UK's world war two codebreakers and the world's first programmable computer, is to host world's first AI…

1 year ago

New York City Bans TikTok On Government Devices

Another US location bans TikTok on government devices over security concerns, as nearly half of Americans in favour support nationwide…

1 year ago

Norfolk, Suffolk Police Confirm Data Breach

Another data breach for a UK police force, after Norfolk and Suffolk police admit victim data has been accessed

1 year ago

Dissident Republicans Claim To Have PSNI Breach Data, Admits Chief Constable

Disastrous PSNI data breach this week sees dissident republicans claiming to have information from the leak, chief constable admits

1 year ago

‘Monumental’ Data Breach Exposes Northern Ireland Police Officers

Every police officer in Northern Ireland has had their names and departmental locations exposed in a self-inflicted data breach

1 year ago

The State of Wearable MedTech

As wearable MedTech continues to evolve rapidly, does there continue to be a business case to develop this technology, and…

1 year ago

Government Sets Out ‘Adaptable’ AI Plan

White paper sets out UK government's approach to artificial intelligence (AI) and seeks feedback from AI professionals

2 years ago

Government Launches NHS Cyber Security Strategy

NHS commitment. Government launches seven year cyber security strategy for the health and adult social care sectors

2 years ago