Government IT

Government Digital Service CTO To Step Down In New Year

Andy Beale is the latest high-profile figure to leave the embattled service

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: Apple Mac

Apple unveiled MacBook Pro 2016 and the Touch Bar this week, but what do you know about the history of…

8 years ago

Government’s Free Train Wi-Fi Project Has ‘No Mandatory Cybersecurity Guidelines’

FoI request shows train operators that apply for £50m free wi-fi fund will be left to their own devices when…

8 years ago

EU-US Privacy Shield Faces European Legal Challenge

Irish privacy campaign group files legal challenge, arguing Privacy Shield is not strong enough

8 years ago

Vodafone Is Fined £4.6m For Billing And Complaints Failures

Vodafone blames "complex" billing system migration for the biggest fine ever issued by Ofcom for "serious and sustained" breaches of…

8 years ago

Government Digital Service Faces NAO Review Over ‘Failures’

The spending watchdog is to probe GDS following 'senior management failures' over a Defra project last year

8 years ago

TalkTalk To Bring 1Gbps Broadband To Most Of York In FTTP Expansion

TalkTalk buys Sky's equity in York FTTP broadband joint-venture and announces expansion to another 40,000 homes and businesses

8 years ago

Automation Puts Public Sector Jobs ‘At Risk’

Sixteen percent of public sector jobs likely to be replaced by robots, study finds

8 years ago

US Names Arrested Russian As Alleged LinkedIn, Dropbox Hacker

Yevigeniy Nikulin, a 29-year-old Moscow resident, allegedly conspired with two others to hack LinkedIn, Dropbox and other sites

8 years ago

BT Offers Free 1Gbps Wi-Fi, Mobile Charging And Calls From New London Phone Kiosks

BT to replace London pay phones with kiosks delivering ad-supported Wi-Fi, local information, free calls and sensors that can power…

8 years ago

Can The UK Capitalise On The Potential Of Smart Cities?

Smart cities can the way we live and encourage better, more effective public services. But are we doing enough in…

8 years ago

TfL Rejects Virgin Media Claims That Crossrail Won’t Have Wi-Fi & 4G

Virgin Media CEO says Crossrail won't have in-tunnel Wi-Fi and 4G connectivity. TfL says Elizabeth Line will.

8 years ago

AI ‘Judge’ Can Predict Outcome Of Human Rights Court Cases

A British study suggests artificial intelligence could quickly spot fact patterns likely to lead to particular decisions

8 years ago

Microsoft Raises UK Cloud, Software Prices By Up To 22 Percent Due To Falling Pound

Brexit: Microsoft price changes follow the pound's 18 percent drop against the dollar since the EU referendum

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: Dell

DELL EMC WORLD 2016: Dell has undergone yet another transformation, but what do you now about technology's original startup?

8 years ago

Microsoft To Show Source Code To Brazilian Officials

Amid concern of spy backdoors in its software, Microsoft opens code inspection centre in Brazil

8 years ago

What Makes Ransomware the Worst Type of Malware

In a SecTor keynote, F-Secure's Mikko Hypponen explains why ransomware is so bad and what the Russians really have in…

8 years ago

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt Safeguards NHS IT Spend

Spending on technology will be protected Jeremy Hunt has pledged, despite NHS financial woes

8 years ago

Startup Showcase: Tailster

Indy Sangha, CEO of Tailster, talks about how his pet care service uses GPS and real time data to give…

8 years ago

Emergency Services 4G Network Delayed By Five Months

The Home Office said it has 'reviewed' the network's ambitious timeline in order to ensure the plan is achievable

8 years ago

Microsoft Draws Up Azure Cloud Blueprint for Gov’t Agencies

Microsoft is offering Azure Government Cloud customers documentation on deploying services that meet stringent federal security requirements

8 years ago

US Government Believes AI Is Beneficial But Warns Of Job Risk

But AI will also present new opportunities for health, education, energy, and the environment

8 years ago

Nearly Three Quarters Of UK Police Websites Are Insecure

The Centre for Public Safety highlighted the police are putting the public at unnecessary risk of cyber crime

8 years ago

‘Foreign Intelligence Service’ Hacked Aussie Weather Computer

Official report blames 'foreign intelligence service' for hack on Aussie weather supercomputer

8 years ago

MPs Say Government Must Consider The Impact Of AI

So far the government has shown a lack of leadership on addressing concerns over smart robots replacing human jobs, claims…

8 years ago

Why Has Universal Credit Been Such A Disaster For The Government?

Universal Credit: DWP battled with GDS, was overly ambitious with timelines and considered suing suppliers

8 years ago

US Officially Blames Russia For Democratic Party Hack

US intelligence officials say they are 'confident' the hack was authorised by 'Russia's senior-most officials'

8 years ago

Apple Watch Banned From Cabinet Meetings Over Spy Fears

Prime minister fears Russians may hack Apple's smart watch and listen in on sensitive meetings

8 years ago

Turkey Bans Cloud Storage Sites Amidst Email Furore

Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and GitHub were all reportedly made inaccessible over the weekend

8 years ago

NHS Hit By ‘Dozens’ Of Ransomware Attacks

At least 28 NHS trusts in England have been affected by ransomware in the past year, researchers find

8 years ago