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• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  NCSC and ICO pledge to support data breach victims

  The UK’s cyber security agency and privacy watchdog have agreed to work together to improve support for data breach victims and enhance cyber guidance

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  European Union to create central biometrics database

  New rules will see the introduction of a repository of personal data from hundreds of millions of citizens to support law enforcement across member states

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  Cabinet Office seeks chief digital information officer

  The newly created role will sit within the Government Digital Service and lead a 630-strong reporting function for digital, data and technology strategy

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  No final decision taken on Huawei 5G ban, government claims

  Culture secretary tells MPs that a final decision on use of Huawei in UK 5G networks has not been taken, and says government is taking the leak of confidential discussions at the National Security Council very seriously

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  JEDI cloud chief quits as award date for controversial 10-year US government cloud deal nears

  Chris Lynch, director of the US Defence Digital Service, has assured staff that the 10-year JEDI cloud project will proceed as he confirms his departure

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  School should prepare kids for the digital workplace, say teachers

  Many teachers say school should prepare young people for working in a digital environment, but a number of schools are underinvesting in technology

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  Cabinet Office addresses 5G security issue

  Cabinet Office uses NCSC conference to lay out government’s approach to the security of 5G networks, as controversy grows around using equipment from Chinese supplier Huawei

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  NCSC looks to industry to scale Active Cyber Defence

  The national cyber security agency is calling on wider government organisations as well as industry to help scale automated cyber attack blocking systems country-wide

• April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19

  Internet Watch Foundation raises stakes in war against online child porn

  Organisation’s work around tackling the spread of child sexual abuse imagery is being enhanced with advanced video tagging technology and artificial intelligence

• April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19

  NCSC to scale up intelligence sharing, says GCHQ director

  The GCHQ director has outlined the agency’s cyber security mission in the third decade of the internet age at CyberUK, promising to scale up the sharing of declassified cyber intelligence with industry

• April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19

  Market must address IT failures in large infrastructure projects, government says

  If companies want certainty that strategic investment will continue post Brexit, they need to address areas such as technical complexity management, says the chief executive of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority

• April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19

  PM May approves Huawei for use in 5G networks despite opposition

  The UK’s National Security Council has approved the use of Huawei’s networking equipment in parts of the country’s 5G mobile networks in spite of widespread opposition

• April 23, 2019 23 Apr'19

  Global intelligence agencies share UK stage for first time

  Representatives of intelligence agencies from the Five Eyes alliance are to share a public platform in the UK for the first time at this year’s NCSC CyberUK conference

• April 23, 2019 23 Apr'19

  London Ambulance Service trials real-time access to patient data

  The NHS Identity Service pilot enables clinicians to access summary care records on secure iPads

• April 23, 2019 23 Apr'19

  Digital court system reaches first key milestones

  The platform rolled out at Crown Courts in England and Wales a year ago has increased speed and efficiency of online citizen services and saved 100 million sheets of paper so far

• April 23, 2019 23 Apr'19

  Open doors at Huawei in China as it mounts defence

  Computer Weekly was on a recent UK press tour of Huawei’s new campus in Dongguan, China. The company is opening up as it faces US criticism for alleged complicity with China’s security apparatus

• April 20, 2019 20 Apr'19

  NCSC urges better online security practices

  UK cyber security agency is urging citizens to improve online safety and password security after research reveals most-hacked passwords and a survey exposes gaps in online security

• April 19, 2019 19 Apr'19

  UK government adds voice to citizen services delivery

  Voice technology enables access to more than 12,000 information items through Alexa or Google Home

• April 18, 2019 18 Apr'19

  20 firms join Tech Nation’s cyber security scale-up programme

  Tech Nation scale-up programme is designed to boost the UK’s cyber sector, accelerate the growth of its top companies and build a robust, cross-industry network

• April 18, 2019 18 Apr'19

  Widespread adoption of digital ID could boost economic growth

  New study argues that the standard could bring benefits to businesses in sectors such as financial services as well as government – but it all depends on high adoption rates

• April 18, 2019 18 Apr'19

  State-sponsored hackers are hijacking DNS, researchers warn

  A DNS-hijacking campaign targeting the Middle East and Africa may lead to actors more broadly attacking the global DNS system

• April 17, 2019 17 Apr'19

  UK government to introduce online porn age checks

  World-first regulations will see age verification introduced in July and enforced by the British Board of Film Classification. Non-compliant sites risk withdrawal of payment services or being blocked

• April 17, 2019 17 Apr'19

  HM Land Registry completes blockchain trial

  HM Land Registry’s blockchain project is part of a wider digital transformation initiative which aims to simplify and speed up the process of buying and selling property

• April 17, 2019 17 Apr'19

  Government says no conflict of interest in trial despite Post Office chairman’s dual role

  BEIS refutes MP’s suggestion of Post Office chairman’s conflict of interest in group litigation case involving Horizon IT system

• April 17, 2019 17 Apr'19

  Middle East CIOs optimistic as budgets increase and digital transformations expand

  Cyber security and risk management will see the biggest increase in spending, but digital transformation of businesses is a major driver of investment, survey shows

• April 17, 2019 17 Apr'19

  TfL suspends Wi-Fi service as Extinction Rebellion spreads

  Transport for London has cut off its public Virgin Media Wi-Fi service to disrupt climate change protests

• April 16, 2019 16 Apr'19

  Home Office curbs bulk emails following data breach

  Department has introduced new rules for mass messaging after exposing email addresses of EU settled status scheme applicants

• April 16, 2019 16 Apr'19

  Findings published from three-month pilot for NHS App

  Biometric login functionality and additional repeat prescription ordering capability are among the enhancements made in response to user feedback to the NHS App

• April 16, 2019 16 Apr'19

  MP questions government over Post Office Horizon case

  Labour MP asks the government about the costs associated with the Post Office Horizon legal battle

• April 16, 2019 16 Apr'19

  Dutch national weather service adopts cloud to expand service offerings

  The migration of legacy systems to an AWS set-up will precede the design of a real-time early warning centre for the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

• April 15, 2019 15 Apr'19

  Post-Brexit IT talent shortages concern UK CIOs

  Finding and training tech staff remains an issue and is set to get worse after the UK leaves the European Union, says Barclaycard study

• April 15, 2019 15 Apr'19

  NHS launches care home availability portal

  New tool is aimed at optimising hospital occupancy and saving social care staff “hours of phoning around”

• April 15, 2019 15 Apr'19

  NCSC seeks new breed of cyber security startups

  The UK intelligence community is seeking to promote a new breed of technology startup to help detect, respond to and facilitate rapid recoveries from cyber attacks on the UK

• April 12, 2019 12 Apr'19

  UK government launches cloud sustainability probe

  Government departments are being asked to provide information about the energy footprint of the cloud services they use

• April 12, 2019 12 Apr'19

  Mott MacDonald builds smart cities on Azure cloud

  The Microsoft cloud will be used to run digital twins of city infrastructure to help city planners manage infrastructure more effectively

• April 12, 2019 12 Apr'19

  Police local cyber crime units get multimillion pound boost

  UK policing marks the completion of the local phase of a national cyber crime programme to complement regional and national response capabilities

• April 12, 2019 12 Apr'19

  Lancaster University enhances student engagement with cloud-based chatbot

  University is using Amazon Web Services to enhance the development of a voice-enabled “online companion” with machine learning and artificial intelligence

• April 11, 2019 11 Apr'19

  European Commission tackles transformation challenges with cloud

  Modernisation plan continues at the EC, with an upcoming migration and major savings on the horizon

• April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19

  EC publishes artificial intelligence guidelines

  Report is intended as a starting point of an international discussion around trustworthy AI and its recommendations will be put to the test in a trial later this year

• April 09, 2019 09 Apr'19

  Judge in Post Office trial rejects application to recuse himself

  The Post Office’s claim that the judge overseeing the case concerning its controversial Horizon IT system was biased has been dismissed – but will now be considered by the Court of Appeal

• April 09, 2019 09 Apr'19

  UK councils team up to boost cyber security

  Three UK councils and data analysis firm Splunk have teamed up to improve cyber defence capabilities and maintain their security systems

• April 09, 2019 09 Apr'19

  GCHQ cyber courses for teens recognised by qualification board

  The Scottish Qualifications Authority has accredited courses pioneered by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre to teach teenagers about cyber security

• April 08, 2019 08 Apr'19

  UK introduces world’s first online safety regulations

  Announcing ‘the end of online self-regulation’, a duty of care is introduced to hold companies accountable for potential harm and safety of users of their services

• April 05, 2019 05 Apr'19

  NHS IT jobs need to be promoted differently

  More ambition and a mindset change is required to attract more technology talent to the national health service

• April 05, 2019 05 Apr'19

  Dutch government to make AI national priority

  The Dutch government wants to increase its focus on the artificial intelligence sector, as other countries gain an advantage

• April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19

  No-deal Brexit threatens future of UK CAV sector

  The UK has turned itself into a global leader for connected and autonomous vehicles, but its position is at risk because of Brexit, a new report warns

• April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19

  Social inclusion unit aims to expand diversity in IT conversation

  New unit at startup hub wants to explore how technology can be applied to address the barriers many people face in participating in society

• April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19

  National Savings and Investments makes £300m extension to Atos deal

  UK government-owned savings bank adds three years to IT services contract with French supplier

• April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19

  NHSX announces new leadership

  DCMS director-general Matthew Gould is to take over as chief executive of the NHSX, with recruitment set to accelerate at the newly formed digital strategy unit

• April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19

  Enhanced Wi-Fi cuts costs to maximise efficiency at Dorset school

  The need for cost-effective, manageable wireless infrastructure without additional annual licence fees drove Lytchett Minster School’s decision to upgrade its on-site network with TP-Link