Government

Tougher Spending Controls Save Government £140m On ICT

Cabinet Office says it wants to save a total of £5 billion across the government by the end of the…

13 years ago

US Secret Service Pulls Plug On Forms Site

The US Secret Service has shut down and then reinstated online forms site JotForm, without the need for a law…

13 years ago

UK Police Launch Regional Cybercrime Hubs

The Association of Chief Police Officers unveil three cybercrime units in Yorkshire and the Humber, the north-west and east Midlands

13 years ago

MPs Call For Cybercrime Awareness Campaign

The Commons Science and Technology Committee urges the government to not "scare people", but advise them on cybersecurity

13 years ago

Government Launches Beta Of Single Website With Gov.uk

One-stop shop for online public services could save £50 million, the government hopes

13 years ago

Government Catapult To Slingshot Business Into Digital Age

Vince Cable has announced the Connected Digital Economy Catapult to encourage digital technology adoption by UK businesses

13 years ago

Government Threatens To Pull Councils’ Broadband Funding

Councils may lose their share of the government's £530m in broadband funding if they delay rollouts, culture secretary Jeremy Hunt…

13 years ago

Euro Commissioner Kroes Speaks Against SOPA

European vice president Neelie Kroes says SOPA was "bad legislation", while Euro MPs call US Congress to account

13 years ago

The Unlearned Lessons Of The Past Will Shape 2012

The security landscape changed in 2011 as large companies and governments were taught serious lessons about vulnerability but action has…

13 years ago

US Pushed Spain Into Passing An Online Piracy Law

Leaked letter shows US government threatened Spain with trade sanctions to force it to favour passing an anti-piracy law

13 years ago

Probation Officers Use Pen And Paper After IT Systems Failure

New £250 million IT project unable to cope with demand from 3,000-strong workforce

13 years ago

Government Opens ‘Super-Connected Cities’ Competition

Ten cities, including Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow, are eligible to compete for high-speed broadband funding, according to the Department…

13 years ago

ENISA Issues Seven Recommendations To Improve ICS Security

ENISA report calls on European member states to improve cyber-security measures

13 years ago

Government Pushes Ahead With Rural Mobile Plans

The government has issued an official notice to suppliers on its plans to tackle rural mobile black-spots

13 years ago

US Authorities Censor Blog For A Year Without Cause

The US authorities return confiscated domain name to an "illegal" music blog without explanation

13 years ago

Applications Riddled With Security Flaws: Veracode

The majority of applications scanned by Veracode's cloud-based testing tool held some kind of security flaw

13 years ago

Multiple Device Uptake Makes Cloud Attractive

Survey reveals use of multiple devices, acceleration of business and cost are main incentives of cloud

13 years ago

Social Media Badly Used By Councils During Strike

Just 22 percent of councils provided "excellent" coverage during public sector strikes, says survey

13 years ago

Hosting Services May Be Breaking Syrian Sanctions

Syrian government sites hosted in the US, Canada and Germany may break internatiobnal sanctions

13 years ago

UK Broadband Speeds Drop By Third At Peak Times

Connection speeds drop by 35 percent in the evening thanks to TV streaming, says uSwitch

13 years ago

Sunderland Partners IBM For Cloudy Smart City

IBM is working with Sunderland City Council on a cloud platform to encourage economic growth

13 years ago

HMRC Nets £126m Savings From Online Filing

The tax office has done well with its online filing roll-out but faces challenges on customer services

13 years ago

eBay Tells Government We Need 4G

eBay's 'mobile manifesto' calls on the government and retailers to ease mobile shopping for customers

13 years ago

The CRC: Not Yet A Premier League

This year's Energy Efficiency league table is just a friendly match, says Peter Judge. Next year it could be a…

13 years ago

Nearly Half Of Brits Support Social Network Blockade

Shutting down social networks in the interest of public safety is OK, says the British public

13 years ago

Tech Firms Score Badly On CRC League Table

The Environment Agency's ranking of green companies shows IT firms need to clean up their act

13 years ago

Hague Pressured Over Iranian Phone Tracking Tools

A British company with links to Wiliam Hague, sold mobile phone tracking software to Iran

13 years ago

How Can Schmidt Claim Google Is Not Dominant?

Google's chairman has already said that the search giant is in the monopoly class. Clint Boulton is stunned to hear…

13 years ago

US Accuses China Of Being Biggest Cyber-Threat

A report in the US accuses China and Russia of being the major players in the espionage game against the…

13 years ago

Government ICT Plan Becomes A Strategy Foursome

The government has started to add flesh to the bones of its radical ICT Strategic Implementation Plan

13 years ago