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Insights from the Cyber Assessment Framework for Local Government pilot

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Cyber Assessment Framework for Local Government. Insights from the first phase of the pilot.

The first phase of the Cyber Assessment Framework for local government pilot has seen us undertake more than 50 hours of workshops with 10 councils from across England. As this phase comes to an end, we’re keen to share some initial insights and feedback with you before we move into the next phase.

Round 6 of the Local Digital Fund is open for applications

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We’re excited to announce that Round 6 of the Local Digital Fund is now open for applications from council-led digital projects. In this latest round, we’re inviting local authorities to submit proposals for Discovery, Alpha and Beta projects to make …

The Cyber Support team’s technical remediation and support activities

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Our method to enhancing cyber health. Step one: cyber briefing and team intro (1 hour). Step 2 cyber workshop (1 day). Step 3 window of elapsed time to agree enhancements with the cyber team (around 10 days). Step 4 change approval and implement enhancements.

During the cyber security discovery last year, we identified five areas of opportunity for MHCLG to support councils in improving their cyber health. One of these areas was technical remediation: providing support to councils identified through the survey on mitigating …

The cyber security pre-discovery: what we’ve learned and what happens now

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The Local Digital Collaboration Unit have published their findings from a 40-day pre-discovery into cyber security in local authorities. The team set out to form a picture of the current cyber security threats, challenges and capabilities that exist at a …