Redscan criticises new Government cybersecurity stats
Redscan has disputed the findings of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey. The firm has argued that response bias and the sample of participants makes it impossible to fully trust the data. The DCMS report found that the cost of breaches has gone up for the third year in […]
Nine graduates pass through NCSC Cyber Accelerator
A group of tech start-ups have become the latest to graduate from a Government initiative to advance the next generation of cyber security systems. The nine-month GCHQ Cyber Accelerator (now renamed the NCSC Cyber Accelerator), delivered in partnership with Wayra UK, part of Telefónica Open Future, saw nine companies develop cutting-edge products and services to […]
UK Government prioritises cyber skills
The UK Government is “acutely aware” of the need for more skilled cyber security professionals working within the sector, and is embarking on a series of initiatives to help promote the profession. Discussing the concern with members of UK technology industry body TechUK, Matt Parsons, head of cyber security skills at the Department for Culture, […]
Government invests £20m in teen cyber security education
The Government has launched an ambitious Cyber Schools Programme aimed at secondary school students between the ages of 14 and 18. The initiative, launched by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will provide training for up to 6,000 teenagers through extracurricular clubs and activities, along with an online game. The pilot programme […]
