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9 Feb 21
With hackers increasingly targeting the public sector, skimping on security measures could prove a costly mistake
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14 Jan 21
The cyber attack on the London Borough of Hackney will divert resources that could be better spent on the authority’s Covid-19 response for months to come, says director of finance and resources Ian...
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4 Jul 19
John Thornton looks at whether it is fair for the Public Accounts Committee to strongly criticised the Cabinet Office over the evidence base and lack of a business case for the National...
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19 Nov 18
The government’s response to cyber security threats lacks “a meaningful sense of purpose or urgency”, MPs have warned.
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11 Apr 18
The government has pledged to crack down on cybercrime and the ‘dark web’ with a £9m funding boost.
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23 Feb 18
Local authorities suffered nearly 100 million cyberattacks from 2013 to 2017, according to a civil liberties campaign group.
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13 Feb 18
UK government and public sector websites have suffered cyber attacks from hackers looking to illegally mine cryptocurrency.
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7 Feb 18
The NHS failed all 200 cyber security tests it ran in the aftermath of the WannaCry attack in May last year, a group of MPs has heard.
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2 Feb 18
Cybersecurity is now a strategic issue for councils. Russell Hargrave looks at the threats and how authorities are facing up to them for PF.
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27 Oct 17
Warnings about the likelihood of a cyberattack on the NHS – which caused thousands of appointments and operations to be cancelled - were not heeded, the National Audit Office said today.
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27 Oct 17
The NHS learnt a lot about its defences during the WannaCry attack. It must now get ready for something more sophisticated, says John Thornton.
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25 Sep 17
Cybercrime has affected 76% of local councils in the last year, according to figures from the IT security firm Malwarebytes.
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24 Aug 17
The malware attack on the NHS put public sector IT security in the spotlight. With systems often outdated and weak, is it time to rethink priorities?
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23 Aug 17
The government should increase the police budget by £450m each year to crackdown on cyber crime, the Reform think-tank has suggested.
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15 May 17
The NHS is evaluating the full impact of a global cyber-attack that hit on Friday amid fears a number of systems could have been infected over the weekend.
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6 Mar 17
Nearly half of crime in the UK involves computers, which has both trust and financial implications. A good strategy is essential
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9 Jan 17
In summer 2016, Public Finance and insurance brokers Arthur J. Gallagher teamed up to carry out some research into risk financing in the public sector.
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29 Jan 16
Future digital security risks have to be anticipated and planned for now, so that digital defences and skilled security professionals are in place
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20 Oct 15
Online criminals are becoming ever more sophisticated, and are targeting public sector organisations, with fraud and identity theft in mind
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10 Apr 15
Gangs have moved online and globalised to commit the biggest ever bank robbery. So how can the public sector defend its networks from the ‘spear phishers’ of 21st century Crime Inc?
9 Feb 21With hackers increasingly targeting the public sector, skimping on security measures could prove a costly mistake
14 Jan 21The cyber attack on the London Borough of Hackney will divert resources that could be better spent on the authority’s Covid-19 response for months to come, says director of finance and resources Ian...
4 Jul 19John Thornton looks at whether it is fair for the Public Accounts Committee to strongly criticised the Cabinet Office over the evidence base and lack of a business case for the National...
19 Nov 18The government’s response to cyber security threats lacks “a meaningful sense of purpose or urgency”, MPs have warned.
11 Apr 18The government has pledged to crack down on cybercrime and the ‘dark web’ with a £9m funding boost.
23 Feb 18Local authorities suffered nearly 100 million cyberattacks from 2013 to 2017, according to a civil liberties campaign group.
2 Feb 18Cybersecurity is now a strategic issue for councils. Russell Hargrave looks at the threats and how authorities are facing up to them for PF.
24 Aug 17The malware attack on the NHS put public sector IT security in the spotlight. With systems often outdated and weak, is it time to rethink priorities?
23 Aug 17The government should increase the police budget by £450m each year to crackdown on cyber crime, the Reform think-tank has suggested.
9 Jan 17In summer 2016, Public Finance and insurance brokers Arthur J. Gallagher teamed up to carry out some research into risk financing in the public sector.
29 Jan 16Future digital security risks have to be anticipated and planned for now, so that digital defences and skilled security professionals are in place
20 Oct 15Online criminals are becoming ever more sophisticated, and are targeting public sector organisations, with fraud and identity theft in mind
10 Apr 15Gangs have moved online and globalised to commit the biggest ever bank robbery. So how can the public sector defend its networks from the ‘spear phishers’ of 21st century Crime Inc?
