ICT and Data Management / Security (Archive)

techUK responds Conservative announcements on proposed new digital protections – (techUK:  Cifas Report Shows ID Fraud at Highest Recorded Levels ~ techUK:  Meet May's Cloud Champion ~ techUK:  NHS Digital and techUK launch strategic partnership ~ e-Health Week - techUK’s Health & Social Care Programme ~ techUK:  Inventing the Future: techUK launches 2017 manifesto ~ techUK Manifesto Briefing: Your Complete Guide to Tech Pledges ~ techUK response to Conservative Manifesto 2017)

ICO:  The Information Commissioner opens a formal investigation into the use of data analytics for political purposes ~ techUK:  ICO Announces Investigation into Use of Data Analytics for Political Purposes

ICO statement on recent cyber attacks on the NHS ~ ICO:  Being held to ransom? ~ NCA statement on international cyber crime incident ~ NCA:  Investigators "identifying patterns" in global cyber-attack ~ NCSC:  Latest statement on international ransomware cyber attack ~ ScotGov:  Update on NHS cyber attacks ~ ScotGov:  Statement on reported NHS cyber attacks ~ ScotGov:  Strengthening cyber security  ~  ScotGov:  Cyber security~  ScotGov:  Cyber resilience ~ techUK responds to Friday's Ransomware Attacks ~ techUK:  Urgent National Cyber Security Centre Statement on Ransomware Attack ~ techUK Urges Organisations to Heed NCSC Cyber Security Guidance ~  Ransomware and the NHS – What is techUK doing?~ BCS responds to NHS England cyber attack ~ NHS England:  Statement on reported NHS cyber attack ~ NHS England:  Latest guidance for the NHS on protecting against cyber attack ~ NHS England:  Cyber Attack – updated statement & background information from NHS England on hospital & GP services~ Age UK - Update on NHS services following cyber attack ~ The Patients Associations response to the NHS cyber attack ~ Charity Commission:  Ransomware threat - keep your charity safe ~ National Counter Terrorism Security Office - Public ACT following call from Counter Terror police ~ RUSI:  WannaCry Ransomware: Putting Cybercriminals’ Finances Under the Microscope

ICO releases annual performance statistics for 2016/17 – (ICO:  GP Surgery administrator fined for illegally accessing patient records ~ ICO:  Hampshire company fined after 3.3m spam texts sent ~ ICO:  Firm fined for nuisance calls to people registered with the Telephone Preference Service ~ ICO:  Radcliffe used-car dealer fined £40,000 for sending 336,000 spam texts)

National Cyber Security Centre:  Statement: Guidance for political parties and their staff

WAG:  National online safety action plan for children and young people to be created ~

EU News:  Interoperability in the field of migration, asylum & security ~ European Agenda on Security: Interoperability of information systems

SOCITM:  Review of content & usability of social care services online shows impact of Care Act – (SOCITM:  Testing for Better Connected shows that maintaining website accessibility for people with disabilities an ongoing challenge)

Ofcom:  Telephone review to ensure value for callers

UK Online Centres:  Learning At Work Week - Book Now!

AXELOS:  PRINCE2® 2017 Update – tailoring project management for your organization – (AXELOS:  Emerging Service Desk trends ~ AXELOS:  Ransomware - It’s so incredibly easy but do we care enough? ~ AXELOS:  PRINCE2® 2017 Update: aligning PRINCE2 with other best practice)

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