Articles tagged with: Security
MoD perm sec Lovegrove to become national security adviser
29 Jan 2021 Security
MoD perm sec Lovegrove to become national security adviser
PM ditches plans to hand David Frost the NSA role but appoints peer to lead new No.10 International Policy Unit
Border Force hit Brexit recruitment target – but only with agency staff
22 Jan 2021 Security
Border Force hit Brexit recruitment target – but only with agency staff
Officials accused of playing down impact of post-EU changes on goods heading to Northern Ireland
Home Office seeks next counter-terrorism chief
07 Jan 2021 Security
Home Office seeks next counter-terrorism chief
Up to £140,000 on offer to lead Office for Security and Counter Terrorism
Former civil servant jailed for leaking highly sensitive military information
12 Nov 2020 Security
Former civil servant jailed for leaking highly sensitive military information
Software and analytical engineer with “near photographic memory” handed four-and-a-half year sentence for breaking Official Secrets Act
Civil servants ‘under investigation’ in probe into leak of latest lockdown plans
10 Nov 2020 Security
Civil servants ‘under investigation’ in probe into leak of latest lockdown plans
Up to 70 staff set to be interviewed as Downing Street rejects suggestion its own comms team was responsible
Cabinet Office publishes employee and supplier personal info in data breach
29 Oct 2020 Security
Cabinet Office publishes employee and supplier personal info in data breach
Improperly redacted contract included names and mobile phone numbers – which remained publicly available four days after department had been notified of breach
DCMS names telecoms diversification task force after Huawei ban
28 Sep 2020 Security
DCMS names telecoms diversification task force after Huawei ban
A selection of telecoms executives and academics will help deliver a strategy to be published later this year
FCDO creation puts scores of former DfID staff in limbo, warns union
09 Sep 2020 Security
FCDO creation puts scores of former DfID staff in limbo, warns union
PCS says new department’s policy on fixed-term contracts is also unfair to underrepresented groups
Next ‘cyber crisis’ will probably be an accident, says outgoing NCSC chief
04 Sep 2020 Security
Next ‘cyber crisis’ will probably be an accident, says outgoing NCSC chief
Ciaran Martin fears combination of departmental error and ransomware attacker “not really understanding what they’re doing”
Former DfID and FCO official Lindy Cameron to lead National Cyber Security Centre
03 Aug 2020 Security
Former DfID and FCO official Lindy Cameron to lead National Cyber Security Centre
Replacement for Ciaran Martin announced
The name's Moore: Foreign Office political director named head of MI6
30 Jul 2020 Security
The name's Moore: Foreign Office political director named head of MI6
Former ambassador Richard Moore succeeds Sir Alex Younger as “C”
'David Frost's authority comes from the PM': Sedwill addresses concerns over security adviser appointment
10 Jul 2020 Security
'David Frost's authority comes from the PM': Sedwill addresses concerns over security adviser appointment
Outgoing cabinet secretary also says dealing with hostile briefings "goes with the territory now"
Theresa May slams choice to name 'political appointee with no proven expertise' as national security adviser
01 Jul 2020 Security
Theresa May slams choice to name 'political appointee with no proven expertise' as national security adviser
Gove defends appointment of David Frost, "a distinguished diplomat in his own right"
O’Donnell: Frost's appointment as national security adviser ‘risks civil service politicisation’
29 Jun 2020 Security
O’Donnell: Frost's appointment as national security adviser ‘risks civil service politicisation’
PM says Frost will reinvigorate UK’s national security architecture but former top officials warn of "groupthink" risk
‘I am deeply proud’: Sedwill writes to civil servants after announcing departure plans Exclusive
29 Jun 2020 Security
‘I am deeply proud’: Sedwill writes to civil servants after announcing departure plans
“I know I can count on you as the government navigates its way through the great challenges that lie ahead,” cabinet secretary writes
Mark Sedwill to step down as cabinet secretary as Boris Johnson eyes major Whitehall shake-up
28 Jun 2020 Security
Mark Sedwill to step down as cabinet secretary as Boris Johnson eyes major Whitehall shake-up
Sedwill will be nominated for a life peerage “in recognition of his distinguished service to public life”, Cabinet Office confirms
Former terrorism legislation watchdog to lead probe on Home Office Prevent strategy
13 Aug 2019 Security
Former terrorism legislation watchdog to lead probe on Home Office Prevent strategy

Lord Carlile will consider if programme is fit for purpose
MI6 chief calls for tech-enabled ‘fourth-generation espionage’
05 Dec 2018 Security
MI6 chief calls for tech-enabled ‘fourth-generation espionage’

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