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Bristol City Council Data Breach Revealed Names Of Disabled Children
Mass email from the council contained the names and email addresses of children with special educational needs and disabilities
Hackney Council Systems Downed In ‘Serious’ Cyberattack
Ransomware attack? Hackney Council in London admits it has been the target of a 'serious' cyberattack and urges people not to contact it unless urgent
Redcar Council Still Crippled By Ransomware Attack
Pen and paper still being used. Northern local council admits its IT systems are still down, 19 days after a ransomware attack
Council Staff Revert To Pen And Paper Following ‘Cyber-Attack’
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council online services offline for more than a week following incident that experts call a likely ransomware incident
Google Disbands AI Advisory Council
That lasted long. Google pulls the plug on AI council over concern of a couple of its female members
BT Calls For Open Access To Street Furniture For Better Coverage
Want better coverage for 4G and 5G? BT says councils need to stop restricting access to lamp posts
Canterbury Council To Move 85 Percent Of Services Online By 2019
Two-year, £200,000 contract with Jadu intended to create 'Amazon-like' user experience for Canterbury's 160,000 residents
Yorkshire Local Council Systems Hit By Extended Outage
The email, web and phone services of Kirklees Council were knocked offline on Boxing Day and are yet to be fully restored
Southend-on-Sea Council Plans £1.5m Data Centre
Local borough council scouts for provider to build hybrid cloud data centre to serve as Digital Strategy catalyst
Majority Of Local Councils Now ‘Share Services’
Tight budgets sees almost all local councils in the UK sharing services including IT and other services
Islington And Camden Councils Merging IT To Save “Precious” Cash
Consolidated ICT service looks to reduce annual spend to £21m, down from £25m
Council Websites Draw Increasing Mobile Visitors
Local authorities need mobile-friendly council websites, a study says
ICO Slaps Stoke City Council With Hefty Data Breach Fine
Council gets massive fine after emails are sent to the wrong person,
Leeds City Council Opens Doors To BYOD Trend
Leeds City Council has embraced the BYOD trend after it opted to become agnostic to mobile handsets
Aylesbury Council Invites Bids For Cloud Framework
Aylesbury announces plans for a £1.5m cloud to save costs and integrate its solutions
South Lanarkshire Plans £40m IT Revamp For Schools
South Lanarkshire Council is looking for an IT supplier for schools and libraries acros the region
Birmingham Plans £100m Public Wi-Fi Network
Birmingham City Council is lookingt for partners to build a wireless network on its lamp-posts
ICO Slates Council For Posting Salary Details Online
Dumfries & Galloway Council put personal details for 900 staff members on a website
Government Tenders Services Network Agreement
Buying Solutions has tendered a PSN framework agreement valued at £2bn for joined-up government services
Project Pathway Proves Its Mettle
The first steps of establishing a Public Services Network linking local authorities is being hailed as a success
Birmingham Council Throws Data Warehouse At Fraudsters
Birmingham City Council has used data matching technology to catch £6.8m of false tax discounts
Council Website Failings Hit With Both Barrels
Socitm says many council websites are underperforming, while Eric Pickles hits out at Nottingham rebels
PCI-DSS 2.0 Emphasises Transaction Log Management
The PCI Security Standards Council has updated the PCI DSS and PA-DSS with clarifications to help businesses improve compliance and security