by Annabelle Atkin | Apr 24, 2022 | Centre of Cyber Excellence, CoE Blog, Cyber security
Local Government Cyber Attack – Learning from Redcar and Cleveland In January I talked about new threats arising from the shift to truly digitally enabled services. Since then we have seen the catastrophic attack on Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. With an... by Annabelle Atkin | Feb 9, 2022 | CoE Blog, Cyber security
Why Councils Should Keep Cyber Security High Up The Agenda Published on 10/02/22 While a recent study suggests the number of cyber attacks on local authorities needing to be reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office may have fallen in 2020 compared with 2019,... by Annabelle Atkin | Nov 29, 2021 | CoE Blog, Cyber security
What To Do When Best Practice Still Loses You £6.4m? Published on 09/12/21 | Written by Dr Andrew Larner, Chief Executive In June of this year Redscan Cyber Security published a report on breaches of councils’ cyber security. Of the councils responding, 10 had their... by Annabelle Atkin | May 18, 2021 | Centre of Cyber Excellence, CoE Blog, Cyber security
Making the UK safer “one council at a time” Published on 18/05/21 Several councils which secured a place on our proof-of-concept trial for the cyber security solution AppGuard have gone on to procure the technology at a preferential rate. One... by Annabelle Atkin | Apr 24, 2021 | Centre of Cyber Excellence, CoE Blog, Cyber security
Cyber Defence – defending our communities in the digital age Last year we launched a white paper which reflected on digital and technology trends. The shift to truly digitally enabled services will become ubiquitous but these in turn bring new threats. Freedom of...