POLITICS
Hollinrake warning over DOGE request
By Dan Peters | 13 June 2025
Requests for data by Reform UK’s DOGE unit are a ‘cyber-security disaster waiting to happen’, shadow levelling up secretary Kevin Hollinrake has warned information commissioner John Edwards.
CYBER SECURITY
A grab-bag of support
By Sarah Slate | 30 April 2025
A new tool is available to strengthen local government’s collective resilience against cyber thre...
CYBER SECURITY
Learning from a cyber crisis
By Steven Sharples | 30 April 2025
Steven Sharples reviews the lessons from a cyber attack at St Helens MBC and how the experience l...
SKILLS
Investing in cyber expertise
By Dr Claudia Natanson | 28 March 2025
Cyber professionalisation is a strategic imperative for the public sector, says Dr Claudia Natanson
DIGITAL
Breaking borders calls for bold leadership
By David Ogden | 25 March 2025
David Ogden looks at the future of digital transformation and sets out the key five areas for loc...
CYBER SECURITY
Future-proofing against data security breaches
By Ben Malpass | 11 December 2024
Jon Ritchie and Ben Malpass explain how North Tyneside Council is strengthening its cyber defence...
CYBER SECURITY
Empowering councils through cyber resilience
By Cllr Kevin Bentley | 11 December 2024
Prioritising cyber security risk management is an investment in the safety and wellbeing of comm...
FINANCE
Bishop Fleming quits third council
By Dan Peters | 13 November 2024
Auditor Bishop Fleming has been forced to walk away from a third council after re-appraising the ...
CYBER SECURITY
Website of latest council to be hit by cyber attack working again
By Emily Twinch | 04 November 2024
Portsmouth City Council’s website is working as normal again today after it became the latest of ...
CYBER SECURITY
Councils require cyber security 'step change'
By Martin Ford | 11 October 2024
A new cyber security standard for councils has been launched by the Government.
CYBER SECURITY
Are councils getting worse at protecting data?
By Jon Fielding | 03 October 2024
Jon Fielding looks at why councils’ data losses have increased and how they can deliver improveme...
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