Why the public sector needs SD-WAN to solve today’s network challenges
Sascha Giese, Head Geek™, SolarWinds, explains why SD-WAN is relevant for the public sector, and bringing an understanding of the barriers to adoption may encourage other organisations in the sector to follow suite.
5 steps to demystify data in Defence
Vanessa Fernandes highlights five tips on how to demystify data and get yourself closer to the benefits it can bring, here.
Children are becoming more vulnerable to cybercriminals as IoT device use explodes
Parents often forget about the devices their kids take to school – the increasing number of which is making more children vulnerable to cybercriminals, here Kaspersky recommends tips to help ensure children are kept safe.
Why have one in five disabled adults never used the Web in 2019?
Bill Mitchell, Director of Policy – BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT explains why one in five disabled adults never used the Web in 2019.
Leading the “Digital Single Market” and fighting cybersecurity
Andrus Ansip, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Digital Single Market aims to lead the “Digital Single Market”, as this article explores, plus his priorities for fighting cybersecurity.
Why must the public sector take a security by design approach?
Cybersecurity is a high-profile issue for UK public sector bodies, as recent news shows. Iain Shearman, Managing Director of KCOM’s National Network Services, looks at why the public sector needs to adopt security by design.
Does the future of the NHS rest on its staff learning to ‘speak data’?
Paul Heather, Head of Public Sector & Health, Tableau Software, discusses how the NHS is using data to support preventative, predictive and personalised care.
What is the EU doing to understand if Artificial Intelligence apps are trustworthy?
Here, we discuss an EU-funded project on financial technologies which intends to create an open-source risk management platform for blockchain and AI apps in finance.
The challenges posed by officially published open data
In this article, I outline some challenges posed by officially published open data and explore the pragmatic approach of London-based technology company Doorda.
Enabling secure mobility in the public sector
David Critchley, Regional Director, UK&I, MobileIron, highlights the importance of enabling secure mobility after a Freedom of Information (FoI) request revealed how many mobile and laptop devices had been lost by staff from nine ministerial departments in 2018.
Is IoT essential for the modern office environment?
Here, the relationship between IoT and the modern office environment is explored further.
£30 million to spark rollout of next-generation 5G in rural areas
Digital Secretary Nicky Morgan has launched a £30 million UK-wide competition to help rural areas seize the opportunities of next-generation 5G technology.
Does your childs school have an unsecure Wi-Fi network?
Back-to-School season: This year, hackers can get inside your kids' classroom as many schools have unsecure Wi-Fi networks that can be easily hacked.
Digital security means managing user identity
While digitalisation has many benefits, it significantly raises an organisation’s security risk by increasing the number of data exit points. Neville Armstrong, Service Strategist at Fordway, explains why user identity has become the new security perimeter.
Artificial intelligence revolution: Can we trust AI in UK Government?
Civica recently sat down with central government leaders to discuss whether the public sector is prepared for the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution and the ethics behind the technology. Steve Thorn, Executive Director, Civica shares his views from the event.
Overcoming the technological challenges faced by today’s Ministry of Defence
The technological challenges faced by today’s Ministry of Defence are unlike anything they have encountered in the past, David Lawford Mee, Sales Director at UKCloudX, discusses how they can be overcome, here.
Researchers uncover new phishing scams on activists
Research by Amnesty Tech found that new phishing scams are being used to target the email addresses of activists, to determine their location, passwords and secret work.
Rosalind Franklin Mars rover ready to search for signs of life
The panoramic camera system on the Rosalind Franklin Mars rover will help to examine and search for signs of life.
How is 5G benefiting the UK’s emergency services?
In this article Danny Longbottom, Director Local Government & Health at BT discusses the benefits of 5G for the UK’s emergency services – in the case of the ambulance service specifically.
Chasing the e-commerce market: The Omni-channel revolution
Experts from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan share their thoughts on the Omni-channel revolution.