Public Sector stories - Page 23

Orange Cyberdefense enhances its Swiss footprint with the acquisition of ensec, adding 40 experts to strengthen cybersecurity services across the country.

UK public sector hotlines now cause more caller frustration over hold times than banks, with healthcare and government services topping the list, says new survey.

Pentest People launches a new four-tier Partner Tier System to support and grow its channel partners across the UK, Europe and the US.

A critical zero-day flaw in Microsoft SharePoint is being actively exploited globally, prompting urgent patches to prevent unauthorised server access and data breaches.

The UK's Ministry of Justice has strengthened its cyber security with Palo Alto Networks, boosting automated threat resolution by 400% and increasing bandwidth fivefold.

A zero-day flaw in Microsoft SharePoint servers puts over 9,000 systems at risk, with active exploits threatening critical data security globally.

The UK plans to ban ransom payments in the public sector and mandate private firms to report such payments, aiming to curb rising ransomware attacks.

The UK plans to ban ransomware payments by public sector and critical infrastructure groups to curb rising cyberattacks targeting essential services.

ICS.AI wins £6.3m contract with Cheshire East Council and reports 127% revenue growth, boosting plans to expand UK public sector AI services.

The States of Guernsey has awarded Apogee a £1.3 million per year, five-year contract to supply IT hardware and support under a new multi-vendor model.

Multi-academy trusts warn finances will worsen in 2025-26, with 48% vulnerable and rising costs forcing cuts in staff and services amid insufficient funding.

Rai Way and Cubbit have launched a geo-distributed cloud storage service across Italy, offering 5 petabytes of secure object storage via five new edge data centres.

Trustwave launches Managed Phishing for Microsoft, a service enhancing phishing protection for organisations using Microsoft Office 365 and Defender for Office.

SUSE launches EU-based Sovereign Premium Support to help organisations meet digital sovereignty and regulatory needs with localised data control.

e2e-assure and Validato have partnered to enhance cyber resilience in public sector organisations through continuous security validation and staff training.

Over half of global public companies lack full enforcement of email phishing protections, leaving them vulnerable to costly cyberattacks, research finds.

EfficiencyIT and Michael Smith Switchgear join forces to provide sustainable, UK-made modular data centres for AI and high-performance computing across Europe.

8x8 appoints Maxine Eunson as Head of Public Sector UK, reinforcing its commitment to support public organisations through growing digital challenges.

Digital literacy and weak leadership hinder UK public sector's digital upgrades despite investments in AI, big data, and cybersecurity, says Granicus research.

Unit4 has launched its cloud-native ERPx platform on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, broadening access for organisations worldwide to its AI-powered ERP solution.