2025-01-29
The cyber threat to the UK government and public services is severe and fast growing. We have set out what action government must take to build its cyber resilience. Watch the report director's summary of our findings 👇 Read our report: https://www.nao.org.uk/... [video]
Bloomberg
The UK National Audit Office says the government was operating at least 228 “legacy” computer systems as of March 2024, increasing the risk of a disruptive hack
Depends what you mean by ‘legacy’, though - Windows 2000 was, well, 25 years ago. [embedded post] Mark O'Neill / @radiobeartime.com : The words “at least” are doing a hell of a lo...
58 critical government IT systems were independently assessed in 2024, and significant gaps in cyber resilience were found. At least 228 legacy systems are in use and government doesn't know how vulnerable these are. What can be done? Read our report: https://www.nao.org.uk/... [video]
Bloomberg
The UK National Audit Office says the government was operating at least 228 “legacy” computer systems as of March 2024, increasing the risk of a disruptive hack
Depends what you mean by ‘legacy’, though - Windows 2000 was, well, 25 years ago. [embedded post] Mark O'Neill / @radiobeartime.com : The words “at least” are doing a hell of a lo...
2022-11-23
The Digital Services Tax has raised more revenue than forecast by the government and increased the amount of UK tax paid by big digital companies. @HMRCgovuk has yet to identify any non-compliance among business groups. Read our report: https://orlo.uk/uQTrq https://twitter.com/...
The Guardian
The UK's National Audit Office says a 2% digital services tax on the gross revenue of Amazon, Apple, and other US giants reaped almost £360M in its first year
Mark Sweney / The Guardian :
In 2020-21 @HMRCgovuk collected 30% more than originally forecast from the new Digital Services Tax. It's now forecast to receive around £3bn by 2024-25. Business groups in scope to pay the new tax include Google, Amazon, Apple, & eBay. Read our report: https://orlo.uk/Nr5Mm https://twitter.com/...
The Guardian
The UK's National Audit Office says a 2% digital services tax on the gross revenue of Amazon, Apple, and other US giants reaped almost £360M in its first year
Mark Sweney / The Guardian :