What email security features are important for local authorities?
While many of the UK’s local authorities are adopting a wide range of new communications options from video calls to chat messenger systems, email is…
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Why are local councils targeted by ransomware gangs?
In 2020, UK councils notified the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of over 700 data breaches, with one particular council reporting 29 different breaches in a…
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What do local authorities need to understand about phishing?
Phishing messages might seem like pointless spam that is easy to spot, but they are often the first phase of a far more serious attack.…
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How local authorities can benefit from secure file transfer
Like many not-for-profit enterprises and organisations within the healthcare sector, local councils are often responsible for storing data on vulnerable individuals. From addresses and dates…
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How privileged access management can help local councils
Local council systems and data stores contain a vast amount of confidential information on data subjects who live within a borough or county. This presents…
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Core cybersecurity steps every local government must take
While enterprises and world governments have long been targets of cybercriminals, local authorities are fast becoming a sought-after victim for attacks. Often lacking the same…
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Welsh council assumes strong cybersecurity stance
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in Wales has made a statement of acknowledging the very real threat of cybercrime by becoming the first local authority…
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Can councils do more to prevent data breaches?
When the private information retained by an organisation or government office is disclosed to the public or accessed without authorisation, the result is a data…
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London Borough council suffers data breach
An investigation of London’s Hackney Council has uncovered a data breach that involved members of the local community’s personal information being exposed online.
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How can local councils access new cybersecurity skills?
Local authorities manage and retain massive stores of data that involve a wealth of personally identifiable information (PII) on members of their community. These might…