UK government delays publishing digital strategy for 2021

The UK’s digital strategy, a document designed to serve as a guideline to help the country recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, has been postponed – without a new concrete deadline. In a written statement, Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) digital and culture minister Caroline Dinenage said that the document can be expected some time later this year. …

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Integrated infrastructure will make the National Data Strategy a reality

The release of the National Data Strategy (NDS) in September is a major step forward for the government’s digital approach. Long in the making, it sets out an ambitious program for improving the country’s data capabilities, drawing on experience from the government’s response to Covid-19. The pandemic starkly illustrated public services’ urgent requirement for accurate and accessible data. Such information …

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IT professionals disagree over data security strategy

There is a “major” disparity between C-suite executives and their IT teams when it comes to data security strategy, claims a new report from Exonar. Based on a poll of 500 UK IT professionals, the report states that most C-suite executives believe their businesses are able to identify dark data (unstructured data that takes up storage space but goes unused). …

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Why IAM is the best pre-emptive cybersecurity strategy for your business

Small businesses account for more than 60 percent of data breaches. These breaches contribute to the failure of millions of small businesses worldwide each year. In fact, the National Cyber Security Alliance estimates that 60 percent of small and midsize businesses that suffer a data breach go out of business within six months. Therefore, protecting against breaches of any kind …

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