VEGA commissions survey about data security implications in
local government
12 March 2010 – VEGA Consulting Services Ltd (VEGA), a
Finmeccanica company, has commissioned a survey with the Local
Government Chronicle to measure awareness of data security
implications across all local government authorities in England and
Wales.
The survey follows the Cabinet Office’s release of the Security
Policy Framework (SPF 3.0) in October 2009. The SPF reinforces the
doctrine that security risks must be managed effectively,
collectively and proportionately, to achieve a secure and confident
working environment.
The Framework’s release coincides with 375 English and Welsh
local authorities gaining Code of Connection
(CoCo) compliance which allows them to access Central
Government networks and applications through the Government Connect secure network, GCSX – a
programme of work on which VEGA worked closely with the Department
of Work and Pensions to successfully deliver.
VEGA’s data security implications survey considers how widely
the key elements of the SPF and implications of the GCSX
connectivity are understood across local authorities, and the
impact may they have on government modernisation and
transformation.
The survey takes ten minutes to complete and can be accessed via
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22AA8JH2VRP.
Further information
For further information,
please contact Mark Gunning on mark.gunning@vega.co.uk.