Tag: UK Government
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Over 10,000 government and public sector workers targeted by hostile states on social media, warns MI5
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The head of MI5 says people working in government and sectors that have access to private information are being targeted. Ken McCallum, director general of MI5, has issued the warning as a new campaign is launched to raise awareness of the threat. Read via Sky News.
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UK Govt Department Loses 306 Mobiles and Laptops in Two Years
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A UK government department has lost a total of 306 mobile and laptop devices since 2019, according to official figures. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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UK prepares plans for ‘full spectrum’ approach to cybersecurity
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The government is expected to provide security recommendations for British citizens and organizations. Read via ItProPortal.
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Cyber strength now key to national security, says UK
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The UK government has published strategic goals to 2025 – and cybersecurity got a lot of attention. Read via ZDNet.
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Thousands of mobiles and laptops lost by UK government in a year
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
UK government employees lost their mobile devices – or had them stolen – at least 2,004 times in 12 months. Read via BBC News.
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Huawei to be given a limited role in the UK’s 5G network
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Huawei will be allowed to play a limited role in the UK’s 5G network, the government has confirmed. Read via Sky News.
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UK government investigates possible cyberattack link to London Stock exchange outage
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
It was thought the incident was down to software issues. Now, officials are not so sure. Read via ZDNet.
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Cyber security takes its place alongside UK’s armed services
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Head of armed services says cyber security will take its place alongside the army, navy and air force as a key pillar of the UK’s defence strategy Read via Computer Weekly.
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Lib Dems, Labour and SNP ‘Ahead’ on Election Security
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Security researchers are warning UK voters to be on their guard after revealing that most of the country’s political parties still don’t have best practice email security measures in place to mitigate fraud risks. Read via InfosecMag.
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General Election: Labour’s Ben Bradshaw claims he was ‘targeted by Russian hackers’
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The phishing campaign apparently targeting critics of Russia has been conducted during the middle of the election. Read More via Sky News.
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