Cybersecurity & Crime

Growth of government ‘TrustOps’ predicted in fight against deepfakes and disinformation

Forty percent of government organisations will establish dedicated ‘TrustOps’ functions by 2028 in an effort to combat deepfakes and disinformation, according to Gartner. The analyst firm defines TrustOps as “a […]

UK government launches cyber profession to bolster public sector IT resilience

The UK government has launched a cyber profession as it seeks to “recruit and train the top-tier cyber experts needed to keep public services safe”. The Government Cyber Profession, which is co-branded with […]

On the defensive: strengthening government cybersecurity in a changing landscape

The scale and nature of cyber threats against governments is changing. In a Global Government Forum webinar, public sector experts from three countries discussed the causes, managing risk across the […]

Lessons from Canadian cyber-defence

The threat of cyber attacks on governments and national institutions is real and growing. In a webinar, public and private sector experts came together to discuss the challenges and how […]
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Responsibility for UK public sector cybersecurity moves to Government Digital Service

Responsibility for government and public sector cybersecurity in the UK has moved from the Cabinet Office to the Government Digital Service (GDS) within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology […]
Anjana Rajan, assistant national cyber director for tech security at the US Office of the National Cyber Director, speaking at Government DX

A problem shared: how governments are tackling cyber threats

At GovernmentDX in Washington DC, top digital leaders from the US and beyond discussed how governments are protecting public services and infrastructure from the growing danger of cyber threats In […]

Getting back to basics on government cybersecurity, the latest on digital ID, and more

Welcome to the Digital and Data Monitor. In this edition, we look at how governments are working to embed cybersecurity by design and the latest initiatives to implement digital ID […]

Governments urged to get back to basics to stay ahead of cybersecurity threats 

Global cybercrime costs are expected to reach US$10.5 trillion annually by 2025, up from US$3 trillion in 2015. Government institutions are a common target for cybercriminals and state-sponsored actors, presenting an […]

Five ways for governments to better tackle foreign disinformation

By: Nicole Jackson, associate professor of International Studies at Simon Fraser University Responding to foreign disinformation poses many challenges. Recent revelations about foreign interference in Canada illustrate some of them. […]

‘Team captains’: National digital leaders on the role of governments in cybersecurity

Cybercriminals and hostile intelligence agencies present an ever-growing risk to the systems, assets and reputations of both private and public sector organisations. At the Government Digital Summit, national IT chiefs […]