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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...

CYBER SECURITY

Three councils fall victim to cyber-attack

By Martin Ford | 19 August 2024

Three council housing websites have been taken down after falling victim to a cyber-attack.

CYBER SECURITY

Cyber security warnings for councils in two regions

By Emily Twinch | 05 August 2024