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Ten years of Cyber Essentials - a decade of making the UK more resilient
Last year, the UK Government's Cyber Essentials (CE) scheme celebrated its tenth anniversary, marking a decade of growth. The scheme is centered around five technical controls and is proven to protect organisations of all sizes from the most common cyber attacks
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IT Procurement in the Public Sector
Mass-scale, immature innovations spread rapidly due to their accessibility and integration into personal devices within organisations. While presenting opportunities, it introduces risks like bias, inequality, the digital divide, and potential outages. The rapid innovation adoption exceeds institutions' capacity to evaluate and control these societal and organisational impacts. How can public IT stay resilient against the mass adoption of unregulated technologies, asks Antonio Hidalgo Landa, chair of the BCS Consultancy Specialist Group
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Technology 2025
John Kimmance, chief customer officer at Ordnance Survey (OS) looks ahead at the technology trends of 2025

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Exploring the value of digital twins
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Using location data to measure travel times and access to amenities
The number of amenities available to residents does not factor in how far or time-consuming it may be to reach, an important consideration for amenity access. The Office for National Statistics worked with the OS to find out this vital information
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Investing in cyber teams for better resilience
There needs to be more investment in the right staff and skills to better prepare and respond to the inevitability of cyber attacks, urges Chris Dimitriadis, chief global strategy officer at ISACA.

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