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Services

• Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund

  The expanded Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund is now open for bids. The Fund aims to increase the diversity and numbers of those working in the UK's booming cyber security sector.

• Cyber Security Trade Mission to India

  Cyber Security Trade Mission to India will be held in New Delhi and Mumbai, 12-16 October 2015.

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Guidance and regulation

• Secure by Design

  Guidance

  14 October 2018

  Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

• Cyber Essentials Scheme: overview

  Guidance

  16 January 2018

  Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

• Data security and protection for health and care organisations

  Guidance

  22 January 2018

  Department of Health and Social Care

• Industry Security Notice (ISN)
  • Guidance
  • 18 October 2018
  • Ministry of Defence
• Protect your charity from fraud
  • Detailed guide
  • 2 March 2018
  • The Charity Commission

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News and communications

16 October 2018 — Speech

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster speech at the National Cyber Security Centre: 16 October 2018

Cabinet Office

1. Foreign Secretary to highlight importance of continued European security cooperation
   • 15 October 2018
   • Foreign & Commonwealth Office
   • Press release
2. Leading tech companies support code to strengthen security of internet-connected devices
   • 14 October 2018
   • Cabinet Office and Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Press release
3. UK exposes Russian cyber attacks
   • 4 October 2018
   • Foreign & Commonwealth Office and National Cyber Security Centre
   • Press release
4. Minister for Europe statement: attempted hacking of the OPCW by Russian military intelligence
   • 4 October 2018
   • Foreign & Commonwealth Office
   • Speech

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Research and statistics

• Cyber Governance Health Check 2018
  • 1 October 2018
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
  • Research
• Cyber Security Breaches Survey
  • 20 September 2018
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
  • Research
• Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018: Preparations for the new Data Protection Act
  • 24 January 2018
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
  • Official statistics
• Understanding the costs of cyber crime
  • 18 January 2018
  • Home Office
  • Research
• Cyber Governance Health Check 2017
  • 21 August 2017
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Developing the UK cyber security profession 31 August 2018

  Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

  Closed consultation

  Date closed 31 August 2018

• Consultation on the Security of Network and Information Systems Directive 31 August 2018

  Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

  Consultation outcome

  Date closed 30 September 2017

• Securing cyber resilience in health and care: October 2018 update
  • 11 October 2018
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Policy paper
• DHSC counter-fraud strategic plan: 2017 to 2020
  • 9 August 2018
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Policy paper
• Securing cyber resilience in health and care: February 2018 progress update
  • 1 February 2018
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Huawei cyber security evaluation centre: oversight board annual report 2017
  • 21 July 2017
  • Cabinet Office and National security and intelligence
  • Corporate report
• Nil response to an FOI about cyber crime investigation
  • 9 June 2017
  • Civil Nuclear Police Authority and Civil Nuclear Constabulary
  • Foi release
• Nil response to an FOI about cyber crime
  • 2 March 2017
  • Civil Nuclear Police Authority and Civil Nuclear Constabulary
  • Foi release
• Response to an FOI about cyber security at the CNC
  • 27 February 2017
  • Civil Nuclear Police Authority and Civil Nuclear Constabulary
  • Foi release
• Huawei cyber security evaluation centre: oversight board annual report 2016
  • 26 May 2016
  • Cabinet Office and National security and intelligence
  • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Cabinet Office
2. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
3. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
4. Ministry of Defence
5. Home Office

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1. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
2. National security and intelligence
3. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
4. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
5. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
6. Department for Transport
7. Department of Health & Social Care
8. HM Treasury
9. Government Digital Service
10. Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
11. Department for International Trade
12. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
13. Crown Commercial Service
14. Department for Education
15. Government Office for Science
16. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
17. Office for Civil Society
18. Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
19. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland

1. Department for International Trade Defence & Security Organisation
2. Innovate UK
3. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
4. The Charity Commission
5. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
6. Government Internal Audit Agency
7. Joint Forces Command
8. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
9. National Counter Terrorism Security Office