Local authorities hit by 800 cyber attacks every hour

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ISSUE DATE: 3 October 2019 TOP STORIES Local authorities hit by 800 cyber attacks every hour Local authorities and councils in the UK have reported being hit by more than 263 million cyber attacks in the first six months of this year. READ MORE → Post-Brexit passport checking tool to start pilot The government is looking for companies that can carry out large-scale tests of the Document Checking Service, which will allow organisations to digitally check the validity of passports. READ MORE → New threat group behind Airbus cyber attacks, claim researchers Context Information Security’s threat intel and response teams says it has evidence that the recent supply chain attacks on Airbus are the work of a newly identified group called Avivore. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH Southern Water embarks on £15m datacentre modernisation programme Southern Water has enlisted the help of service provider MTI Technology to revamp its datacentres, with a greater emphasis on the use of software-defined processes and hyper-converged technologies. READ MORE → British Heart Foundation £10m data science centre set in train The British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Health Data Research UK have set up a £10m data science centre. READ MORE → John Lewis Partnership sells its automation to business The John Lewis Partnership will expand its use of automation technology as its early projects bear fruit. READ MORE → HMRC extends contract with Capgemini but embeds flexibility Department’s technology sourcing programme seeks to access the services of more tech providers, including SMEs and startups. READ MORE →

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