Agenda item

·       Cyber security update – Susan Attard

Cllr Judi Billing referred to Item 6, Appendix A, and asked that Stevenage be referred to as Stevenage Borough Council, not Stevenage District Council.

Susan Attard confirmed that the Cyber Security programme, funded by the Cabinet Office, would be extended for a further year and £1.3m had been allocated to the programme for 2021/2022. Officers would focus on creating a sector-wide awareness raising package which the LGA could procure on behalf of the sector whilst working with the sector. Officers would also be undertaking work with 10% of councils on security penetration testing.

Decision:

Improvement & Innovation Board noted business raised by Members and officers.

Action:

• Officers to note that Stevenage Council should be referred to as a Borough Council, not a District Council, in Item 6, Appendix A (to be brought to the next meeting of the Improvement and Innovation Board).

• Officers to submit a report to a future meeting of the Improvement and Innovation Board in relation to the LGA’s Cyber Security programme.