HMRC blocks thousands of scam texts
It's that time of year where UK taxpayers have to file their self-assessment tax returns and, in many cases, pay their tax bills. This makes it a boom time for scammers...
Boys in blue deploy big red
Accenture have announced the successful deployment of Oracle Fusion Cloud applications at West Midlands police. This is the first step in a major transformation project that Accenture are delivering at the...
Apttus and LTI deliver emergency management solution
Apttus and Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) have launched a joint solution aimed at emergency response teams. The solution is designed to accelerate the team planning, preparedness and response to disasters.
The...
NCSC seeks UK’s most cyber-savvy girls
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced details of 2018's CyberFirst Girls Competition.
CyberFirst Girls targets 12 to 13 year old girls in Year 8 (England and Wales), S2 (Scotland) and...
Colorado looks to end years of hurt with Salesforce
Salesforce has announced it will deploy Salesforce Service Cloud and Salesforce Analytics in the State of Colorado to replace the existing Colorado Benefits Management Solution (CBMS) that has had a history...
UK names “Silicon Valley” champion
The UK government has announced the appointment of Iain Stewart, MP as the new champion for the UK’s “Silicon Valley”. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid believes that the Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford corridor: “has...
Singapore MINDEF launches bug bounty programme
The Singapore Ministry of Defence has announced the MINDEF Bug Bounty Programme. David Koh, head of MINDEF made the announcement during a visit to the Cyber Defence Test and Evaluation Centre...
Cisco to share threat intelligence with INTERPOL
Cisco and INTERPOL have announced a deal to share threat intelligence. The deal is headed by the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) in Singapore. As part of this deal the...
NHS Digital announces API Lab with INTEROPen
NHS Digital has announced plans for an new API Lab to be run in conjunction with the INTEROPen community. INTEROPen is a community formed to develop open standards for the health and...
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...