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IT for government and public sector

• September 02, 2019 02 Sep'19

  Interim GDS boss gives preview of priorities

  Alison Pritchard sets out key areas of attention for the digital service, from analytics to Brexit work

• September 02, 2019 02 Sep'19

  UK organisations join quantum comms pilot

  Four UK companies are taking part in a pilot project to build the most secure communication infrastructure in Europe

• September 02, 2019 02 Sep'19

  Dutch virtual reality can help reduce teacher shortage worldwide

  Dutch lecturer uses virtual reality to improve teaching and developments are being watched by the Teachers Task Force of Unesco

• August 30, 2019 30 Aug'19

  Government confirms GDS minister

  Simon Hart appointed minister for implementation, with responsibility for the Government Digital Service

• August 30, 2019 30 Aug'19

  Location analysis expands Nordic telco’s range of services

  Nordic telecoms company works with startup to offer services to businesses through location data analysis

• August 29, 2019 29 Aug'19

  UK gets first millionaire ethical hacker

  Six months after the first millionaire ethical hacker was announced, five more have been recognised, including a Briton, who have collectively discovered nearly 5,000 vulnerabilities

• August 29, 2019 29 Aug'19

  Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency hit by IT workers’ strike

  DVSA tech staff are on a month-long strike over working conditions and expect their action to affect the IT workload at the government agency

• August 29, 2019 29 Aug'19

  Government investigates matching geospatial data with AI

  Report looks into the commercial opportunities of matching location data with a number of emerging technologies

• August 28, 2019 28 Aug'19

  Targeted cyber attacks, including ransomware, on the rise

  Governments and healthcare institutions are prime targets of ransomware operators, a report shows

• August 28, 2019 28 Aug'19

  CIO interview: Network Rail plans digital factory to accelerate modernisation

  The operator will enhance its multimillion-pound IT strategy with a sharper focus on areas including mobile, data and cultural change for digital transformation

• August 28, 2019 28 Aug'19

  Ransomware has evolved into a serious enterprise threat

  Ransomware has seen a resurgence since the start of 2019, with cyber criminals changing code and tactics to target enterprises and local authorities for higher ransom payments, McAfee researchers warn

• August 27, 2019 27 Aug'19

  Councils deliver savings through digital initiatives

  Projects under the Digital Channel Shift programme reported fivefold return on investment

• August 23, 2019 23 Aug'19

  IR35 reforms: HMRC defends off-payroll rules guidance against "woeful" IPSE jibes

  HMRC promises there are more preparatory materials in the pipeline to help the private sector prepare for the April 2020 IR35 rules, after IPSE brands its current guidance "woeful"

• August 23, 2019 23 Aug'19

  Three more identity providers to withdraw from troubled Gov.uk Verify programme

  Three of the five companies supporting the government's troubled digital identity scheme are pulling out, raising further questions over the viability of the £175m programme

• August 22, 2019 22 Aug'19

  Security pros reiterate warning against encryption backdoors

  The majority of security professionals believe countries with government-mandated encryption backdoors are more susceptible to nation-state cyber attacks

• August 22, 2019 22 Aug'19

  A helping hand from the Nordics in the eye of the GDPR storm

  Nordic IT companies are well suited to supporting enterprises in their data protection projects, even though openness is more natural to them

• August 22, 2019 22 Aug'19

  Student Loans Company appoints chief information officer

  Stephen Campbell will be leading a complex transformation programme and handling problems including high staff turnover

• August 22, 2019 22 Aug'19

  NHSX aims for mental health services transformation

  Digital unit of the NHS has started a discovery process focused on children and young people

• August 21, 2019 21 Aug'19

  Healthcare faces triple cyber threat, says FireEye

  Criminal and nation-state cyber attackers are increasingly targeting the healthcare industry to steal data, carry out espionage and cause disruption, a report reveals

• August 20, 2019 20 Aug'19

  NHSX kicks off discovery process to revamp screening

  The digital unit decides to prioritise improving the delivery of services and starts discovery exercise

• August 20, 2019 20 Aug'19

  Government opens new round of digital funding for councils

  Grants of up to £350,000 will be invested from the £7.5m Local Digital Fund for local authorities to enhance their projects focused on innovation

• August 20, 2019 20 Aug'19

  YPO debuts £400m datacentre and cloud framework for local councils and schools

  Procurement management organisation YPO has set live a public sector framework designed to support local authorities and educational institutions embrace hybrid cloud

• August 20, 2019 20 Aug'19

  Buyers think SD-WAN is too expensive and complicated

  Building and maintaining an SD-WAN is perceived as a complicated endeavour, and the industry’s messages are not getting through, says a new report

• August 19, 2019 19 Aug'19

  Q2 shows ransomware proliferation, Kaspersky warns

  Ransomware modifications have more than doubled in the past year, the number of ransomware families has grown, and the number of attempted infections is up nearly 50%

• August 16, 2019 16 Aug'19

  ICO to probe facial recognition at King’s Cross

  UK privacy watchdog is to investigate whether the use of live facial recognition technology at King’s Cross complies with data protection laws

• August 16, 2019 16 Aug'19

  UK government advances plans for National Robotarium

  Edinburgh-based facility National Robotarium is hoped to support the growth of national smart robotics companies

• August 16, 2019 16 Aug'19

  NHS readies data-driven health checks

  The government takes another step towards ramping up use of data-driven technologies in the public health system, with expected benefits including reduced pressure on public resources

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  Australia needs to get digital identity right

  A top Ping Identity executive urges Australia to put more focus on digital identity management following the government’s efforts to lay the groundwork for an open banking regime

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  Latest Post Office Horizon problems fixed with software update to blame

  The Post Office has fixed the latest problems with its Horizon system, affecting hundreds of branches

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  2019 set to be another record year for data breaches

  The number of data breach incidents continues to rise and looks set to reach another record this year, with the business sector first in the firing line, according to a mid-year breach report

• August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19

  Publicly accessible biometric database highlights key failings

  The discovery of a publicly accessible database of biometric information highlights failings by the supplier, the need for supply chain security, and the challenges of using biometric data

• August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19

  NTT Security partners with Europol

  Link-up is part of a commitment to share strategic information with partners and law enforcement to bolster threat intelligence in the global fight against cyber crime

• August 13, 2019 13 Aug'19

  Government drives surge in outsourcing spend

  Back-office transformation is a key area of focus for the government as new deals continue to flow despite economic uncertainty, according to research

• August 13, 2019 13 Aug'19

  HS2 rolls out augmented reality for staff training

  Immersive technology will support processes around the development of high-speed railway’s London super hub before it is built

• August 12, 2019 12 Aug'19

  South Wales Police starts facial recognition trial despite opposition

  The use of the facial recognition app by South Wales Police marks the latest deployment of controversial facial recognition technology by police forces in the UK

• August 12, 2019 12 Aug'19

  Department for Work and Pensions claims payments progress

  Key milestones were completed as the government department seeks to evolve its service delivery with innovations such as distributed ledger technologies

• August 12, 2019 12 Aug'19

  Hundreds of Post Office branches hit by new Horizon problem

  Subpostmasters suffering slow running and frozen terminals while Post Office searches for a fix to issues apparently caused by a software update

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  Prime minister to launch fast-tracked visas for skilled workers

  Prime minister Boris Johnson has urged government departments to work on a new fast-tracked visa for those skilled in sciences, and may scrap other visa caps to attract top talent

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  F-Secure warns of F5 Big IP-related security issue

  F-Secure has discovered security issues relating to an F5 device that it says could potentially turn hundreds of thousands of load balancers into beachheads for cyber attacks

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  Whistleblowers: James Glenn’s battle with Cisco opens new front on cyber security

  James Glenn, a 42-year-old security specialist, fought a 10-year legal battle with Cisco after blowing the whistle on serious security flaws. He lost his job, but has no regrets

• August 08, 2019 08 Aug'19

  Ransomware a continued threat to business, report warns

  Businesses are increasingly becoming the most popular targets for ransomware, which remains a top cyber threat around the world, especially in the US, a report reveals

• August 08, 2019 08 Aug'19

  NHS gets £250m boost for AI and genomics

  National Artificial Intelligence Lab will work on new treatments for cancer, dementia and heart disease

• August 07, 2019 07 Aug'19

  The $10bn question: Why is the US government’s JEDI cloud contract taking so long to award?

  The announcement of who has won the US government’s controversial $10bn, decade-long cloud contract is nearly 12 months overdue. So what’s holding it up?

• August 07, 2019 07 Aug'19

  Digital transformation hampered by lack of C-suite support

  Most organisations are driving digital projects, but only a small percentage is happy with the board support they receive, according to research

• August 06, 2019 06 Aug'19

  African bank foils suspected North Korean cyber attack

  An African bank is among the financial institutions to be targeted by North Korea’s multi-billion dollar cyber theft campaign to support its weapons programmes

• August 06, 2019 06 Aug'19

  Scottish government launches £30m Cloud Services Framework with a 50% SME supplier list

  Framework has gone live with 14 suppliers making the cut, who will be on hand to provide public sector organisations in Scotland with access to public, private and hybrid cloud services, as well as colocation capacity

• August 06, 2019 06 Aug'19

  Problems around police algorithms emerge in government debates

  Information sharing across agencies, data protection and governance implications are discussed as the government attempts to appropriately use data-driven technologies

• August 05, 2019 05 Aug'19

  Most UK university applicants at risk of email fraud

  The majority of hundreds of thousands of applicants to UK universities are at risk of email fraud before and after A-level results day, due to a failure to implement full Dmarc protection, a study reveals

• August 02, 2019 02 Aug'19

  CDEI concludes public engagement on online targeting

  The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation has concluded a major events programme supporting one of its upcoming reviews

• August 02, 2019 02 Aug'19

  Birmingham City Council ends 13-year IT contract with Capita

  Local authority to bring IT services in-house, saying “the time is right to transfer the services back to the council”