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Cyber experts hit out at Companies House security fiascoNews The incident at Companies House underlines the need for more robust public sector security capabilities
By Nicole Kobie Published
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UK Government says it’s ‘cut cyber attack fix times by 84%’ with new vulnerability monitoring serviceNews A new scanning service spots weaknesses in government DNS records for 6,000 UK public sector bodies
By Emma Woollacott Published
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How the UK public sector could benefit from strategic channel partnershipsIndustry Insights Is the channel the answer to the growing cost vs budget problem facing the public sector?
By Mike MacAuley Published
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Police Digital Service partners with BCS to overhaul law enforcement IT skillsNews The strategic alliance aims to professionalize the policing digital workforce, offering accreditation and support for the National Policing Digital Strategy 2025–2030
By Rene Millman Published
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Public sector cyber leaders are tired of clunky, outdated toolsNews Cybersecurity practitioners in the public sector need more powerful tools to contend with a growing array of threats
By Emma Woollacott Published
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The UK government is working with Meta to create an AI engineering dream team to drive public sector adoptionNews The Open-Source AI Fellowship will allow engineers to apply for a 12-month “tour of duty” with the government to develop AI tools for the public sector.
By Ross Kelly Published
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The UK government is teaming up with Google Cloud to kill public sector legacy techNews Tech firms have been invited to work with the government to transform public services
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Public sector organizations are drowning in security debtNews An analysis finds that nearly eight-in-ten public sector organizations have left flaws unaddressed for more than a year
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Civil servants started using Microsoft Copilot to speed up admin tasks – here's what they foundNews Staff are using Microsoft Copilot to help draft documents and summarize meetings and emails
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Government’s ‘Humphrey’ AI tool helps local authorities cut costsNews The Minute tool, part of the Humphrey AI assistant, is being trialled at 25 councils
By Emma Woollacott Published
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The public sector is bullish on agentic AI – but data readiness will be its undoingNews Nine-in-ten public sector organizations worldwide are planning to explore, pilot, or implement agentic AI in the next two to three years.
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Public sector IT leaders lament sluggish digital transformation progressNews Research from SolarWinds shows public sector transformation is progressing at a snail's pace despite IT leaders pushing for rapid improvements.
By Emma Woollacott Published
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