Sheffield park rangers must down trowels and take ICT security exams

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Council IT chief introduces compulsory information security tests for all staff

Up to 9,000 employees, including park rangers and other council workers with no ready access to ICT, have to pass stringent data security tests, Sheffield City Council CIO Paul Green has revealed to Computing....

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