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Every SME is at risk as new threats keep evolving |
Have you used the Global Cyber Alliance Cybersecurity (GCA) Toolkit for Small Business yet? As the name suggests, the GCA Toolkit for Small Business is specifically designed for small & medium businesses to reduce the cyber risks they face on a daily basis. The FREE online resource is available worldwide and offers actionable guidance & tools with clear directions to combat the increasing volume of cyberattacks. The Toolkit arms small business owners with basic security controls & guidance, including: *Operational tools that help them take inventory of their cyber-related assets, create & maintain strong passwords, use multi-factor authentication, perform backups of critical data, prevent phishing & viruses, and more. *How-to materials, such as template policies & forms, training videos, and other foundational documents they can customize for their organizations. The toolboxes & tools were carefully chosen based on the Center for Internet Security Controls, the UK National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Essentials and the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s Essential Eight. |
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Action Fraud: Global Cyber Alliance Toolkit for Small Business So you thought you were being careful! How many SMEs never knew they had been / did not report one? 2019 Cyber Etiquette: Guide to Today's Top 10 Cyber Security Threats Proactive cyber defence rather than just reactive ‘Worrying’; considering SME are the ‘backbone of the economy |
Editor’s choice of other ICT items of note: |
techUK: New export control training for techUK members techUK: National Data Strategy open call for evidence |
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Integration is the key to cost effective and improved health & care services |
NHS confirms integrated care systems to serve more than 20m. One in three people in England are set to further benefit from improved health & care, as 3 new areas have been announced as ‘integrated care systems‘ (ICS). The North East and North Cumbria will become the country’s largest ICS, serving more than 3m people alone. South East London becomes the first ICS in the capital while Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West makes up the third new area where different health & care organisations work together to plan and join up services. They follow in the footsteps of the 12 earliest integrated care systems announced in 2018, plus two devolved health systems in Greater Manchester and Surrey. ICSs are already helping people to stay healthy & independent for longer, giving more care closer to where they live & work, and improving response times & performance in areas such as cancer and A&E. Successes to date include:
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NHS England: One in 3 people will benefit from faster & more convenient health & care NHS England: NHS prepares to fast-track ‘game changing’ cancer drugs that target genetic mutations NHS England: Thousands more to ‘survive & thrive’ after stroke thanks to NHS specialist teams Reform: Digital Health: is Success “Around The Corner?" NHS Digital: Quicker access to the Summary Care Record for community pharmacies STFC: New research brings us a step closer to treating cancer using laser-driven proton therapy We all know ‘joined-up care’ must happen to ‘save’ the NHS! You have to be mentally well to ‘feel’ well Editorial Commentary; Health & Social Care funding Makes a lot of (business) sense Cautious welcome, with warning of potential issues |
Make a point of talking to neighbours |
As Loneliness Awareness Week began last week, a new campaign launched by Loneliness Minister Mims Davies is helping to tackle the stigma of loneliness and encourage people to speak out. ‘Let’s Talk Loneliness’ brings together charities, organisations and businesses including The Marmalade Trust, the Co-op Foundation, the British Red Cross, the Campaign to End Loneliness, Mind, Public Health England and the Jo Cox Foundation to help people talk about their feelings. It comes as a new poll shows that not wanting to burden others is the main barrier to people talking about their feelings of loneliness. The survey also showed that young people aged 18-24 are most likely to say they have felt lonely (75%). In contrast, 63% of people aged 55 and over said they never feel lonely. As part of Loneliness Awareness Week, the government has also announced it is partnering with the Co-op Foundation to match-fund a new £1.6m initiative that supports activity in community spaces to promote social connections. The government is also investing £1m in a Tech to Connect Challenge Prize. Applications are open from the 26th June 2019 to the 7th August 2019. The Prize, which will be designed & delivered by charitable foundation Nesta, aims to find tech solutions to the problem of social isolation. Charities and social enterprises are urged to apply as up to £500,000 will be up for grabs to incentivise social tech innovation. |
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DCMS: ‘Let’s Talk Loneliness’ campaign launched to tackle stigma of feeling alone Let’s Talk Loneliness campaign Bright but in a strange / new environment Technology reaches to help dispel loneliness Looking for solutions to a growing problem |
SME Supplier Locator update... | ||
UK Government and public sector spend with SME’s is continually on the increase and by 2020, it is the stated intent of Cabinet Office that £1 of every £3 spent on government contracts goes to SME’s. Against this ambitious backdrop, the WiredGov Supplier Locator service has been developed specifically to embrace the SME Agenda and provide the ideal platform for SME’s to promote their services, solutions, accreditation and success stories directly to our ever increasing audience across all government and public sector verticals and Tier 1 suppliers. Recent arrivals to the SME Supplier Locator service include:
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