Home Office Call for information: Unauthorised access to online accounts and personal data
The Home Office have released a Call for Information on ‘Unauthorised access to online accounts and personal data’ which runs until the 27th October.
techUK will be developing a response based on engagement with members which will be developed on the following schedule:
- Member input to techUK by 30th September
- First Draft circulated 8th October
- Final Comments 21st October
- Final Draft circulated to those who input 24th October
- Submission on Deadline
Please send any input to Fred Sugden, [email protected]
Focus:
While the UK Government and industry have been taking steps to protect citizens online, computer misuse remains a significant threat to citizens. We must collaborate further across government and with industry to explore further ways in which we can make large-volume reductions in the level of unauthorised access to online accounts and personal data, which so often facilitates other offences and leads to harm.
To meet the scale of the task, the Home Office believes we need to consider new proposals to reduce this threat to citizens, and reduce the burden on them for cyber security, recognising that any new measures should complement existing obligations. The working title for these potential measures is the ‘Cyber Duty to Protect’.
To this end, we are seeking respondents’ views on the following areas:
- The risks associated with unauthorised access to UK citizens’ online accounts and personal data
- Actions that are currently taken to address the problem
- Actions that should be taken to address the problem and where responsibilities for taking that action should lie.
Individual Submissions:
As well as inputting into the techUK response, companies can also input individual subnmissions by:
- Completing the Smart Survey which you can also access via the link on the main consultation page.
- Written submissions can also be submitted in Word or PDF format and emailed to [email protected].
- By Post: CDTP Call for Information, Cyber Policy Unit, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF
Dan Patefield
Dan Patefield
Dan leads the techUK Cyber Security programme, having originally joined techUK in August 2017 as a Programme Manager working across the Cyber and Defence programmes. He is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security eco-system, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Dan also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and Governmnet conduit for supporting growth across the sector. A key focus of his work is to strengthen the public-private partnership across cyber security to support further development of UK cyber security policy.
Before joining techUK he worked as Forum Lead for the Westminster eForum. In this role he had a focus on the technology and telecoms space, on issues ranging from Broadband and Mobile Infrastructure, the Internet of Things, Cyber Security, Data and diversity in tech. Dan has a BA in History from the University of Liverpool.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2165
Jill Broom
Jill Broom
Jill is techUK’s Programme Manager for Cyber Security, working across the cyber eco-system to bring industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors.
Prior to focusing in on techUK's cyber security work, Jill was also part of techUK's Central Government programme team, representing the supplier community of technology products and services to Whitehall departments.
Before joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- @honeybroom
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-broom-19aa824
Annie Collings
Annie Collings
Annie joined techUK as the Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government in September 2023.
Prior to joining techUK, Annie worked as an Account Manager at PLMR Healthcomms, a specialist healthcare agency providing public affairs support to a wide range of medical technology clients. Annie also spent time as an Intern in an MPs constituency office and as an Intern at the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed.
Annie graduated from Nottingham Trent University, where she was an active member of the lacrosse society.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- anniecollings24
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-collings-270150158/