Security & Defence

Department looks to put 50-strong team on standby for Brexit-related crises

The committee also warned that uncertainty about future border arrangements "will make it extremely challenging for the Home Office" to prepare for the future

Union voices anger that Disclosure and Barring Service project will not be brought back in-house

HMRC, Defra and cross-departmental borders group urged to update MPs on contingency-planning work

In rare speech, top spy Alex Younger claimed that ‘the digital era has profoundly changed our operating environment’

PCS boss says members report lack of preparedness for cliff-edge exit from European Union in March

The government said it would "think creatively about current and future challenges relating to cyber skills" in response to a joint select committee report.

Javid pledges review to ensure system is ‘fair and humane’ following revelation that visa applications were wrongly denied

But MPs hear department's confidence does not extend to no-deal Brexit preparations

National Cyber Security Centre annual report reveals it has dealt with 1,100 cyber attacks in its first two years

With the annual worldwide cost of cybercrime set to double from $3tn in 2015 to $6tn by 2021, BT offers advice on how chief information security officers can better protect their organisations

The science chief will advise on areas such as artificial intelligence, cyber security, space technology and chemical, biological and missile defence