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UK mulls making MSPs subject to mandatory security standards where they provide critical infrastructure
And to pay for the privilege. Consultation's open, though
20 Jan 2022 17:15 | 8
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AI + ML
UK government backs away from proposals to remove individuals' rights to challenge AI decision making
Meanwhile, ICO says government should not be choosing its CEO in debate over its future independence
19 Jan 2022 11:48 | 20
AI + ML
UK police lack framework for adopting new tech like AI and face recognition, Lords told
Governance structure is 'a bush, not a tree' – whatever that means
19 Jan 2022 09:30 | 17
On-Prem
Key pillar in the UK's border control upgrade programme 'lacks a systems integrator'
Home Office IT units confused over who is fulfilling the vital role
14 Jan 2022 14:42 | 15
Databases
When ERP projects go awry: Surrey County Council incurs £3.2m additional costs in delayed Unit4 project
Select committee set to examine causes of the setbacks
10 Jan 2022 11:32 | 17
On-Prem
UK government tool to monitor its legacy application estate is… LATE
Hardly a surprise from the team that brought you billion-pound delays to the Emergency Services Network
10 Jan 2022 09:14 | 38
Software
Less than PEACH-y: UK's plant export IT system only works with Internet Explorer
You know, the browser used by 0.34% of netizens nowadays
07 Jan 2022 16:47 | 74
Applications
UK government stacks up to £1.8bn in vertical application framework
Specialist software providers in education, health, and policing can look forward to fireside chat
06 Jan 2022 08:38 | 4
Security
UK National Crime Agency finds 225 million previously unexposed passwords
Shares them with Troy Hunt’s Have I Been Pwned after sweeping them up from ‘compromised cloud storage’
21 Dec 2021 07:10 | 54
Security
National Cyber Strategy will lead to BritChip for mobile devices by 2025, claims UK.gov
And potentially an increase in UK state-backed hacks
16 Dec 2021 07:29 | 39
On-Prem
UK government has 'no clear plan' for replacing ageing legacy IT estate, MPs report
Police National Computer, customs rig and more fingered in PAC report
13 Dec 2021 16:05 | 51
Legal
UK and USA seek new world order for cross-border data sharing and privacy
They'll even run a competition to help this along
09 Dec 2021 08:16 | 39
HPC
'Large-scale computing' needs a government team driving it, says UK.gov
Report from the Government Office for Science lays out the hurdles to supercomputing relevance
22 Sep 2021 11:20 | 13
Updated
UKRI denies pulling funding from Newport Wafer Fab over Chinese ownership concerns
'Funding continues,' despite media reports to the contrary
23 Jul 2021 10:01 | 25
Edge + IoT
UK product safety regulations are failing consumers online, in the IoT, and … with artificial intelligence?
So the National Audit Office found in report on the Office of Product Safety and Standards, anyway
17 Jun 2021 10:01 | 16
Analysis
We take a look at proposed Big Tech regulations in the UK: Heavy on possible fines, light on enforcement
Online Harms draft gets most things right, still gives Facebook and friends too much leeway
16 Dec 2020 08:26 | 26
Updated
Health Sec Hancock says UK will use Apple-Google API for virus contact-tracing app after all (even though Apple were right rotters)
It's The Reg wot warned it
19 Jun 2020 06:34 | 209
Software
'Direct from the software vendor': UK.gov goes window-shopping for standard ERP in £400m spree
Don't bother picking that tie for the Zoom session, resellers
05 Jun 2020 13:22 | 7
Legal
UK government review of IR35 tax reforms? Like a broken pencil, say contractors groups – it'll be utterly pointless
Hold onto your hats, people: HMRC to run webinars, workshops... introduction date still set for 6 April, though
07 Jan 2020 19:00 | 48
Security
National Cyber Security Centre to shift UK to 'active' defence
Cyber chief calls for 'offensive' weapons
16 Sep 2016 13:42 | 53
Security
Blighty's National Cyber Security Centre cyber-reveals cyber-blueprints
NCSC will address best practices and incident response
26 May 2016 07:02 | 13
Channel
HMRC signs up Bain for £10.7bn Aspire migration
Other suppliers have dodged a bullet there, says analyst
23 Oct 2015 11:37 | 4
Legal
UK.gov creates £500K fund to help universities teach cyber skills
Switch off Countdown and protect yourselves, and us
23 Sep 2015 08:07 | 18
Legal
UK.gov spied on human rights warriors at Amnesty International
Snooping could cost lives, group claims
02 Jul 2015 06:58 | 31
Security
Oi, UK.gov, your Verify system looks like a MASS SPY NETWORK
Academic eyeballs architecture, screams in horror
22 Jun 2015 08:32 | 30
Worstall @ the Weekend
NEVER MIND the B*LLOCKS Osbo peddles, deficits don't really matter
But the absence of one can
24 May 2015 08:00 | 86
SaaS
UK government says goodbye sat navs, hello Xbox, e-cigs and Spotify
Official inflation index rings in the changes
17 Mar 2015 20:39 | 17
Legal
After Brit spies 'snoop' on families' lawyers, UK govt admits: We flouted human rights laws
Whoops! Our bad (as our NSA friends would say)
19 Feb 2015 05:57 | 33
Legal
Computer misuse: Brits could face LIFE IN PRISON for serious hacking offences
Vague wording leads to legal uncertainty, says JCHR
22 Oct 2014 08:02 | 108
Legal
'Cops and public bodies BUNGLE snooping powers by spying on 3,000 law-abiding Brits'
Times claims potential Ripa abuse
05 Oct 2014 16:53 | 61
Channel
UK government officially adopts Open Document Format
Microsoft insurgency fails, earns snarky remark from UK digital services head
23 Jul 2014 06:02 | 94
Security
Lawyer reviewing terror laws and special powers: Definition of 'terrorism' is too broad
Can sweep up hate criminals, bloggers, journos
22 Jul 2014 09:53 | 95
Legal
UK gov rushes through emergency law on data retention
Cameron: 'The consequences of not acting are grave'
10 Jul 2014 08:30 | 123
Networks
Huge erections - or lots of small ones. Checkmate, mast NIMBYs
UK gov mulls bigger mobe towers to boost Blighty's signals
08 May 2013 05:04 | 15
On-Prem
British spooks chum up with IT-related biz to battle cyber threats
Will your firm have someone in the secret London ops room?
27 Mar 2013 11:26 | 5
Security
UK doesn't have the SKILLS to save itself from cyber threats
Report: Only schoolkids can protect us
12 Feb 2013 14:59 | 53
Security
Companies House website security 'a bit of a mess'
Nerve centre of British business open to scams
28 Nov 2012 06:57 | 6
CCWF2012
UK.gov cloud is 'biggest breakthrough' - UK.gov cloud CIO
I am great, no really
13 Jun 2012 08:30 | 7
Quotw
'Facebook ads are very boring and not very imaginative'
Plus: 'IT boys, hiss it through your teeth – Shut up, bitch!'
18 May 2012 10:46 | 13
Legal
Civil servants cough up more lost BlackBerrys
Whitehall sofas must be chock-full of smart devices
02 Nov 2011 12:21 | 6
Legal
Home Office appoints Brokenshire as security minister
Hands over drugs, alcohol and violence to Browning
12 May 2011 11:01 | 8
Legal
UK security minister steps down
So long and thanks for all the extra cybersecurity budget
11 May 2011 10:15 | 12
Channel
UK opposes EU plans for '28th regime' for contract law
No evidence preferred solution would work, says UK
15 Feb 2011 08:52 | 8
Channel
Maude: Gov contracts 'made my eyes water'
Sloppy senior ministers don't know what they're signing
19 Nov 2010 15:16 | 24
Software
UK.gov unmoved by Internet Explorer 6 security concerns
Google, NHS cast off exploited browser
01 Feb 2010 11:46 | 26
Bett
Microsoft tells UK schools: buy our software, save money
Hopes Tories (and Google) won't crash the party
14 Jan 2010 09:52 | 21
Devops
Data.gov.uk opens beta site for developers
Making it easier to peek under the kimono
23 Oct 2009 09:41 | 7
Comment
UK.gov prostitution proposals caught with pants down
Pesky lack of evidence exposes evidence-based policy
22 Oct 2009 12:36 | 36
Channel
UK.gov's G Cloud may have security silver lining
It'll do in lieu of lead for UK.gov
20 Oct 2009 12:54 | 2
Software
UK.gov appeals for developers to mashup 1,000 datasets
Your country needs GNU
01 Oct 2009 11:24 | 10
Updated
UK.gov's Jobs Search site needs some work
Gissa job. I can do that. Go on, gissit
27 Jul 2009 11:02 | 21
Legal
Whitehall credit card abuse and payment fraud costs £4m
Fewer incidents but bigger losses
05 Nov 2008 13:28 | 1
Legal
Home Office acts to kick out Iceland's hate preachers
No safe haven for Norway or Liechtenstein
28 Oct 2008 15:19 | 33
Legal
Byron Review's internet enforcer goes into action
Promises child net protection strategy within a year
29 Sep 2008 08:47 | 17
Legal
Net Suicide Bill would breathe life into government censorship
Protecting us from ourselves
24 Sep 2008 09:25 | 46
Updated
Becta green lights open source software in schools, at last
'We almost fell off our chairs', say openistas
23 Sep 2008 11:11 | 12
Legal
French storm the bastille over 'Sarkozy's Big Sister' database
Je ne suis pas un nombre
11 Sep 2008 09:45 | 47
Legal
UK.gov loses 29 million personal records
Magnificent year-long datachunder
20 Aug 2008 13:15 | 46
Exclusive
UK.gov misses deadline on EU Phorm probe
Commission's data pimping quiz-o-gram leaked
12 Aug 2008 13:41 | 62
Channel
Treasury coughs £80m tax credit for R&D
Eagle pulls small biz up by scruff of its neck
01 Aug 2008 10:51 | 7
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