Exonar warns over costs of GDPR data requests
Data discovery tools vendor Exonar has warned that data requests under GDPR could cost the public sector millions. The claim is made in a report entitled The Impact of Privacy on...
Council drops Oracle for iTrent
MHR has announced that Warwickshire County Council (WCC) has replaced its core ERP solution that delivers payroll and HR to iTrent. For 15 years WCC used Oracle E-Business Suite version 12.1.3....
NHS sets out data security and protection requirements
The NHS has published the 2017/18 Data Security and Protection Requirements. They are a direct response to recent incidents especially the WannaCry ransomware attack. They also address the ten data security...
Research from week beginning 6th December
Vendors rushed to publish research in the week beginning 6th December including some interest pieces from @GlobalNTT on #5g , @Unit4 on #publicsector transformation and @Achievers on #talent
FinancialForce cracks GCloud with FCA and NAO
FinancialForce has announced its first successes on GCloud. Two wins this year have involved the National Audit Office (NAO) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Together, as of October 2016, they...
Blockchain continues to earn Fed and BoE interest
The significance of blockchains is gaining greater central bank attention. Consider the following recent quotations from Mark Carney (Governor of the Bank of England), Janet Yellen (Chair of the Board of...
European Commission’s Digital Services Act a ‘watershed moment’ for internet regulation
The European Commission has agreed to a new Digital Services Act with the European Parliament and EU Member States. The Digital Services Act (DSA) was proposed by the Commission in December...
OPM issues advice to 4m Americans
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) manage the hiring, work conditions and pensions of Federal employees in the US. This week it has admitted to being the target of a massive...
Advanced creates new powerhouse in Education sector
Advanced has announced two acquisitions within the last two weeks within the EdTech sector. The latest was only signed on 17th May when it bought Smart Apprentices. Smart Apprentices provides software...
NCSC implements new cyber incident priority framework
The NCSC has today announced a new cyber incident prioritisation framework. The framework will be used by all law enforcement agencies in the UK.
With six detailed categories, it is a significant...