Government budget pressures leave door open for attacks
December 16, 2020 8:53 am Comments Off on Government budget pressures leave door open for attacksTanium predicts ransomware attacks against government agencies will continue in 2021
Author Archives for Christine Horton
This time it’s personal
December 15, 2020 9:09 am Comments Off on This time it’s personalPing Identity's Rob Otto examines the Gov.uk Verify digital identity scheme, its challenges, and asks what can be done to improve the platform's chances of success?
Case study: Suffolk County Council resolves tickets faster with Freshservice
December 14, 2020 7:33 am Comments Off on Case study: Suffolk County Council resolves tickets faster with FreshserviceFreshservice provides simplicity, flexibility and cost effectiveness
Women in Digital: Amanda Brock
December 14, 2020 7:13 am Comments Off on Women in Digital: Amanda BrockWe talk to Amanda Brock, CEO of not-for-profit OpenUK about her career, the importance of open technology and of encouraging kids to learn digital skills
Digital public services still shackled by legacy IT
December 11, 2020 11:40 am Comments Off on Digital public services still shackled by legacy ITAlmost a fifth of UK citizens have a more positive view of public service delivery since onset of the pandemic but many are still not confident in government’s ability to deploy emerging technology, says Civica and techUK
Public service over-spending on technology by at least £2.4 million
December 10, 2020 8:07 am Comments Off on Public service over-spending on technology by at least £2.4 millionInsight research reveals inability to optimise costs means public sector organisations are wasting millions on software
Four of top six cybersecurity incidents related to insider actions
December 9, 2020 7:46 am Comments Off on Four of top six cybersecurity incidents related to insider actionsNetwrix study shows eight out of ten CIOs are concerned users might ignore IT policies and guidelines
Digital identity revenue for mobile network operators to exceed $8 billion by 2025
December 9, 2020 7:33 am Comments Off on Digital identity revenue for mobile network operators to exceed $8 billion by 2025Mobile operators to play “increasingly important role” in providing verification of digital identity
HMRC under fire for 11 ‘serious’ personal data breaches affecting more than 20,000 people
December 8, 2020 12:56 pm Comments Off on HMRC under fire for 11 ‘serious’ personal data breaches affecting more than 20,000 peopleLaw firm accuses taxman of ‘breath-taking incompetence’ over catalogue of data loss incidents affecting tens of thousands of members of the public
Identity fraud sees sharp rise during COVID-19 pandemic
December 8, 2020 9:01 am Comments Off on Identity fraud sees sharp rise during COVID-19 pandemicRate of identity fraud increases 41 percent – INTERPOL contributes to benchmark report; links ID fraud to “organised crime, money laundering and terrorism”
