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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 into Scattered 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 and payments, 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 an innovative, artificial 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By Erik Nicolai, CEO, Workspace 365 Imagine starting your workday in the public sector: battling through a maze of outdated systems, juggling incompatible platforms, and spending far too much time navigating digital tools.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 costs more 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 indicates that Continue reading Proactive measures to strengthen cybersecurity in schools
The recent cyberattacks on London councils have exposed a fundamental weakness in today’s cybersecurity strategies. Despite organisations investing heavily in perimeter defences such as firewalls, anti-phishing measures, and zero-trust policies, cybercriminals continue to breach these barriers. The reason? Traditional best practices focus on keeping attackers out, rather than protecting what truly matters; the data Continue reading Why “Best Practice” is Failing to Protect Personal Data: A Call for Data-Centric Security
Promoting Diversity, Inclusion and Supporting the Generation of Industry Professionals The Information and Records Management Society (IRMS) is offering bursary places for the IRMS Conference 2025, as part of its commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion, and helping young people get a head start in the industry. The fully funded places are available for the Continue reading Information and Records Management Society Launches Bursary Scheme for IRMS Conference 2025
Workforce Management Solutions, Matrix is proud to announce increased scope on the G-Cloud 14 framework, further cementing their position as a leading provider of workforce solutions to the public sector. This milestone underscores Matrix’s dedication to delivering innovative, reliable and efficient services to meet the dynamic needs of public sector organisations. Through the G-Cloud 14 Continue reading Matrix Increases Scope on the G-Cloud 14 Framework
Latency, packet loss and poor bandwidth utilisation often disrupt network performance. With network infrastructure refreshes occurring on average every 5 years, the answer is usually to buy more bandwidth and to kick out the old to bring in the new by investing in the latest technology. However, this doesn’t always quite mitigate these issues, Continue reading Make 2025 Be The WAN You Want: Fast Like Lightning
Lymington-based British firm Bridgeworks, which is headquartered in the UK and which specialises in WAN Acceleration is now a listed supplier for the United Nations. The company, which has unique, fully patented technology, can thwart as well as obfuscate cyber-criminals. Bridgeworks was also invited to join a 2-day UK Trade Mission to the UN Continue reading Lymington-Based WAN Acceleration Firm Bridgeworks Lists As UN Supplier
UK specialist solutions provider TripleComm has added Darkscope’s cyber threat intelligence solutions to its long-standing roster of network-focused solutions. Darkscope’s portfolio adds specific cybersecurity capabilities to TripleComm’s services for the first time. Chris Plastiras, director at TripleComm, commented: “We’re very selective about the solutions we choose for our clients, so it’s a measure of Continue reading Specialist reseller TripleComm adds Darkscope’s cyber threat intelligence to its solutions roster
By Neil Mclvor, Head of Data for Public Services at technology consultancy, esynergy Neil Mclvor Under its newly appointed Chief Strategy Officer, Gina Gill, the CDDO has now kicked off a project intended to solve urgent governmental issues around “data quality”. Whilst undoubtedly important, this overlooks a vital first step; that is, educating Continue reading Digital transformation relies on data – but does the civil service really understand it?
A new initiative between The Prince’s Trust and medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra, is helping to widen access to technology career opportunities for young people from different backgrounds. ‘Get into IT and Administration’, a new digital and technology-focused employability programme, was launched in Belfast during the summer. It has been actively supporting Continue reading The Prince’s Trust and Sectra help more young people into tech careers
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