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By David Trossell, CEO and CTO of Bridgeworks Only a few days away now from New Year’s Day again, fireworks and all. Hopefully, it’ll be a happy and prosperous one for everyone. Unfortunately, cyber-attacks aren’t about fun, prosperity and good will. Of course cyber-criminals might celebrate the new year if their scams Continue reading Happy New WAN: Protecting Data Into 2026
By Paul Devlin, CEO, Causeway Technologies Paul Devlin Every crane, cable and concrete pour on a modern construction site is tracked in real time. Yet in the main, the proof of the skills behind them still lives on plastic cards and paper certificates. In a digital age, that’s our weakest link. Continue reading Digital skills passports: Building trust in construction’s most important asset — People
Graham Jarvis By Graham Jarvis, Freelance Business and Technology Journalist It’s that time of year again. The festive Christmas lights are about to be turned on in the high streets to welcome shoppers, enticing them to buy presents for their loved ones. However, not all the festive commerce occurs in physical stores. Continue reading The WAN You Want: The Data Centre Magic of Christmas
By Richard LaTulip, Field Chief Information Security Officer at Recorded Future Richard LaTulip The shape of cybersecurity in the public sector will depend less on how many attacks happen and more on how well agencies can see, manage, and control their systems. Managing vulnerabilities, updating account systems, and using Artificial Intelligence (A)I Continue reading Key cyber predictions for the public sector in 2026
By Lawrie Day, CEO at Cognitas Global Today’s public sector organisations face unprecedented challenges in training and development. Despite real world risks such as cyber breaches greater than ever before, the UK Government and public sector departments are under pressure to achieve more with less in terms of training their people, stretching Continue reading How experiential learning is defining a new era in Government learning
By David Trossell, CEO and CTO of Bridgeworks David Trossell It’s that time of year again – Halloween – when the ghosts and witches are expected to come out to cause havoc. When it comes to phishing attacks, it’s a game of trick rather than of treat. Check Point writes in its Continue reading Why The Public Sector Needs to Keep Cyber-Ghouls Away
Following a highly successful 2024 event that brought together SIAM professionals, thought leaders, and industry experts from around the world, the Scopism Service North Conference is back. Remaining in Manchester, the event takes place on Monday, 3rd November, and promises to be even bigger and better in 2025. Reflecting on 2024 Continue reading The SIAM Event of the Year is Back – Service North Returns for 2025
Joseph Rooke, Director Risk Insights (Insikt Group) at Recorded Future High-profile cyber-attacks have shaken the private sector in recent months, with their devastating consequences dominating headlines. But while commercial businesses have been in the spotlight, organisations across the public sector are now asking a critical question: could we be next? Joseph Rooke Continue reading How the public sector can protect itself against cyber threats
By David Trossell, CEO and CTO of Bridgeworks The most critical means of maintaining service continuity is to protect an organisation’s backups first before anything else. Any failure to recognise that cyber-criminals comprehend see backups as any large, medium or small companies’ Achilles Heel, could lead to a significant amount of downtime Continue reading When Air-Gaps Need WAN Acceleration
Where healthcare environments are increasingly complex and diverse, operational effectiveness is not just a goal; it is a necessity. From acute primary care to major trauma services, the daily functioning of thousands of clinical and microbiological assets underpins patient care and safety. Yet, a challenge remains: performance data for these critical assets is Continue reading Delivering efficiency and consistency in critical hospital assets
AI’s increasing presence poses a real danger of making an already sizable digital literacy divide worse. Jon Rimmer, CXO at Mercator Digital, says governments and organisations have a responsibility to bridge this gap, explaining both why and how. Jon Rimmer New technology is designed – or at least is meant to be Continue reading If AI is widening the digital divide, what can be done to stop it?
By Simon Pamlin, CTO, Certes Simon Pamlin Cyber threats to the UK public sector are escalating. From local councils and NHS trusts to education providers and policing bodies, public services are being stretched not just by limited budgets and ageing infrastructure but also by a rising tide of cyberattacks that exploit those Continue reading The public sector’s cybersecurity blind spot: Why data exposure is the real threat
Arcadis-led team brings expertise from engineering, data analysis, and design Programme includes consultancy services across 26 core competencies including asset operation, road user behaviour, strategic transport planning, sustainability, and more. Arcadis already delivering award-winning data-centric approach to prevent crashes in Warwickshire Arcadis, the leading global design and consultancy firm for natural and built Continue reading Arcadis-led Consortium Secures Position on National Highways Specialist and Technical Services Framework
By Claire Agutter, Scopism The cyberattack against Marks & Spencer, which caused damages beyond £300 million and operational disruptions until July, serves as a ‘red alert’ for all public and private organisations. The attack revealed fundamental weaknesses in trust levels and operational stability alongside compromised data protection. The National Crime Agency’s investigation Continue reading Marks & Spencer’s £300M cyberattack should be a stark warning to all organisations
Richard LaTulip, a Field Chief Information Security Officer at Recorded Future. Richard LaTulip The UK’s proposed Cyber Security and Resilience Bill represents a significant shift in how the nation approaches ransomware and wider cyber threats, with lasting implications for the public sector. As the government aims to tighten rules around ransomware reporting Continue reading Strengthening public sector ransomware resilience against the growing threat of phishing
FourNet’s IntellAIgent uses Agentic AI to transform front and back-office customer service operations in seconds, with personalised, complex, context-aware automations Digital transformation and customer experience specialists, FourNet, today announced the launch of FourNet IntellAIgent, an Agentic AI platform, designed to enable businesses to streamline operations, enhance customer experiences, and accelerate AI-driven transformation. FourNet IntellAIgent is Continue reading FourNet unveils AI-powered contact centre ‘Agent’ that can think, act and learn
By Erik Nicolai, CEO, Workspace 365 Imagine starting your workday in the public sector: battling through a maze of outdated systems, juggling incompatible platforms, and spending far too much time navigating digital tools. From document management to HR systems, procurement tools to internal comms, digital sprawl is the invisible time-thief, and it Continue reading Public Sector Digital Workplace: Complexity costs and the case for simplification
by Gareth Jelley, Product Security Manager, edtech charity, LGfL – The National Grid for Learning Figures from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO, 2024) reveal a steep increase in cyber-incidents within the education and childcare sector, with 354 cases reported in 2023, a significant rise from 224 the previous year. Government data also Continue reading Proactive measures to strengthen cybersecurity in schools
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