William Eichler The appointment of an information security officer is set to help Scottish local authorities guard against the increasing risk of sophisticated cyber-attacks. The Scottish Digital Office for Local…
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DMARC Fail: English Councils Exposing Users to Phishing
Phil Muncaster Over 100 English local councils are contravening government guidelines and exposing users to the risk of email scams by failing to implement the DMARC protocol, new research has…
PwC: UK Councils Face Uphill Security Challenge
By Phil Muncaster Only a third (35%) of local authority leaders are confident their council is prepared to deal with a cyber-attack, according to new research from PwC. The global…