UK government to use open source technology to bolster security
The government announced yesterday that it is testing a security architecture intended to bolster protection of public sector IT systems from hackers and security breaches.
The Linux-based security architecture, developed by IBM, will be piloted first at County Durham and Darlington Acute Hospitals NHS Trust next month, and if it is successful it could be rolled out across the public sector and support the government’s transformational programme.
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