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The full New Year’s Honours list
Why the gender pay gap is more than just a HR issue [Print]
Police staff computer misuse
https://www.thecomet.net/news/herts-police-officers-convincted-of-computer-misuse-1-6365943
https://www.royston-crow.co.uk/news/herts-police-officers-convincted-of-computer-misuse-1-6365943
https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/herts-police-officers-convincted-of-computer-misuse-1-6365943
https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/herts-police-officers-convincted-of-computer-misuse-1-6365943
http://www.thecommentator.com/article/7507/police_forces_discipline_237_officers_and_staff_over_computer_misuse
https://www.itpro.co.uk/computer-misuse-act/34783/237-police-officers-disciplined-over-computer-misuse
https://nationalcybersecurity.com/infosec-over-230-uk-police-disciplined-for-computer-misuse/
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/over-230-uk-police-disciplined-for/
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/police-officers-illicitly-access-police-210000987.html
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/police-officers-illicitly-access-police-210000987.html
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/police-officers-illicitly-access-police-210000987.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/11/07/police-officers-illicitly-access-police-computers-including/
All the Cyber Ladies
[PRINT] Online version: https://startupsmagazine.co.uk/magazine-list
Ministry of Justice allocates £4 million in major digital skills drive
https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/ministry-of-justice-digital-skills-drive/76959/
Celebrating 10 Years of Female Achievements in #Tech
These are the latest new exhibitors to join Leeds Digital Job Fair 5.0
Deadline looms for top engineering women’s award nominations
FDM Group appoints Jacqueline de Rojas CBE as NED
https://www.businesscloud.co.uk/news/fdm-group-appoints-jacqueline-de-rojas-cbe-as-ned
AO World Non-Executive De Rojas Departs As Takes Role At FDM Group
AO World Non-Executive De Rojas Departs As Takes Role At FDM Group
AO World Non-Executive De Rojas Departs As Takes Role At FDM Group
FDM appoints Jacqueline de Rojas CBE as a non-executive director
https://investing.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article/id/6603322
FDM appoints Jacqueline de Rojas CBE as a non-executive director
FDM Group taps Tech UK chair Jacqueline de Rojas to join board
Print and web https://www.cityam.com/fdm-group-taps-tech-uk-chair-jacqueline-de-rojas-to-join-board/
Jacqueline de Rojas CBE joins FDM Group as non-executive director
Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2019
Brexit could lead to massive IT job boom
Driving Ambition: An interview with FDM Group COO Sheila Flavell
NHS trust IT spend up more than £150m since WannaCry
https://www.digitalhealth.net/2019/08/nhs-trusts-it-spend-up-more-than-150m-since-wannacry/
FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards 2020 open for nominations
https://edtechnology.co.uk/Article/fdm-everywoman-in-technology-awards-2020-open-for-nominations/
NHS IT spending gets £151 m boost in wake of WannaCry attack
https://www.scmagazineuk.com/nhs-spending-gets-151-m-boost-wake-wannacry-attack/article/1593601
NHS trusts boost tech spending by £150m since WannaCry attack
Britain‘s drone crime explosion: Police complaints soar to six a day
https://eastoncaller.com/britains-drone-crime-explosion-police-complaints-soar-to-six-a-day/143887/
Roadmap encourages employers to tackle ‘lifetime’ gender inequality
https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/gender-equality-roadmap-tackle-lifetime-inequality/
Penny Mordaunt sets out plan to empower UK women
https://www.keepthefaith.co.uk/2019/07/03/penny-mordaunt-sets-out-plan-to-empower-uk-women/
Closing the digital gap
http://www.educationbusinessuk.net/features/closing-digital-skills-gap
UK’s tech trade body techUK elects new board members
https://www.governmentcomputing.com/technology/news/techuk-2019-board-members
Digital skills courses treble at Home Office as talent gap costs UK £63 billion
Home Office ramps up tech training
https://www.civilserviceworld.com/articles/news/home-office-ramps-tech-training
Home Office ramps up tech training
https://www.publictechnology.net/articles/news/home-office-ramps-tech-training
Penny Morduant sets out plan to empower UK women
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/penny-mordaunt-sets-out-plan-to-empower-uk-women
Penny Morduant sets out plan to empower UK women
https://agenparl.eu/penny-mordaunt-sets-out-plan-to-empower-uk-women/
Penny Morduant sets out plan to empower UK women
Penny Morduant sets out plan to empower UK women
https://www.miragenews.com/penny-mordaunt-sets-out-plan-to-empower-uk-women/
Progress made in gender pay gap reporting
https://www.blmforum.net/mag/progress-made-gender-pay-gap-reporting/
From fintech to skincare: Meet Britain’s brightest female business leaders under 35
35 Women Under 35 2019: The profiles
https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/35-women-35-2019-profiles/article/1588291
New study finds that two out of five women managers think their workplace is sexist
How to return to work after a career break
Schooling our way out of the digital skills crisis
https://content.yudu.com/web/69r/0Aiy7k/EDUJUN2019/html/index.html?origin=reader
Britain’s drone crime explosion: Police complaints soar to six a day amid fears the devices are being used to spy on children and homes
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7042529/Britains-drone-crime-explosion-Police-complaints-soar-six-day
Skills shortage feared as students taking computer science GCSE drops sharply
Skills shortage costs #STEM sector £1.5bn every year, but computing in schools is still in ‘steep decline’
https://www.fenews.co.uk/press-releases/29244-computing-in-schools-in-steep-decline
Gender gap still evident in STEM subject preference
Sector response to overcoming girls’ misconceptions of science, technology, engineering and mathematics #STEM subjects
FDM everywoman in Technology Awards 2019 finalists announced
Drones attitude survey
https://www.professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/transport/drones-attitude-survey/
Workers more likely to leave companies that fail to address diversity problems- Expert Comment
Report Shows Employees Likely To Leave If Employers Do Nothing On Diversity.
Pay Gap Remains
The XX Factor: GCHQ launches search for young female cyber security stars
CyberFirst course attendance triples since 2016
https://ie-today.co.uk/Article/cyberfirst-course-attendance-triples-since-2016/
Free courses underline GCHQ’s commitment to tackling the gender divide
Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2018
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252454386/Top-10-IT-careers-and-skills-stories-of-2018
Digital skills training needs a step change if UK is to compete post-Brexit
How do universities prepare for jobs that don’t yet exist?
https://www.equities.com/news/how-do-universities-prepare-for-jobs-that-don-t-yet-exist
How do universities prepare graduates for jobs that don’t yet exist?
May accused of ‘destroying police service’ [Print]
Tech sector vacancies increase by almost a quarter in 2018
Digital skills are critical for tackling the rising tide of cybercrime
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/12/17/digital-skills-tackling-cybercrime/
Teesside is prime hotspot for computer hackers as police struggle to fight cybercrime
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/teesside-prime-hotspot-computer-hackers-15507901
How we can solve the digital skills gap?
https://www.uktech.news/guest-posts/can-solve-digital-skills-gap-20181207
Criminal Investigations Into Computer Hacking Up 14% In One Year
https://www.informationsecuritybuzz.com/news/criminal-investigations-into-computer/
UK police forces struggling with cyber crime
https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2018/12/04/uk-police-forces-struggling-with-cyber-crime/
Thousands of investigations into email and social media hacks
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/thousands-of-investigations-into-social-media-hacks-dhg7pf7bk
Reported Cybercrime Jumps 14% in England
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/reported-cybercrime-jumps-14-in/
Police investigations into cyber crime up 14% in a year
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252453626/Police-investigations-into-cyber-crime-up-14-in-a-year
Sharp rise in email and social media hacking in the UK
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/12/03/social-media-hacking-rise/
Criminal Investigations into computer hacking up 14% in one year
https://www.information-age.com/criminal-computer-hacking-12347702
Criminal Investigations into “Hacking” Soar