Issue 3 Weekly Round Up

This week’s Round Up: The NCSC’s Windows 11 migration guidance, the ICO’s £14 million fine against Capita. Finally, the rise of AI agents in GP practices hints at a more automated, efficient future, if applied with care.

The NCSC published fresh guidance to prioritise Windows 11 migration

The NCSC published fresh guidance urging organisations to prioritise Windows 11 migration, stressing that older hardware lacking modern security features will remain fundamentally vulnerable.

Many organisations are still completing their migrations. This should be recognised as a board-level risk: develop a clear hardware refresh roadmap, enforce least privilege access policies and endpoint detection and response (EDR), and ensure any devices pending migration are appropriately segmented from core systems.

ICO fines Capita £14 million over 2023 breach

The ICO fined Capita plc and Capita Pension Solutions a combined £14 million after the 2023 incident affecting 6 million people. The ICO highlighted failures in data security and response.

A clear warning on supplier assurance and data-processor accountability. Re-check DPA schedules, logging/containment SLAs, and benefits data flows touched by outsourcers.

AI Agents in GP Practices Could Save NHS £75m Annually

OneAdvanced reports that AI agents such as the “Clinical Coding Agent” and “Clinical Summarisation Agent” are helping GP practices automate document workflows and could deliver productivity savings of around £75 million annually for the NHS.

Beyond the cost-saving aspect, this story highlights the persistent challenge of administrative overhead in primary care.

At Periculo, we continuously see the value of intelligent automation, leveraging AI agents to streamline operational and marketing processes like scheduling, reporting, and content management. The priority is to implement AI where it delivers verifiable efficiency gains without compromising safety or introducing undue risk.

Periculo’s Take This Week

The NCSC’s call to accelerate Windows 11 migration shows how legacy systems remain the sector’s biggest exposure, while the ICO’s fine against Capita reinforces that accountability doesn’t stop at your network boundary. Both are reminders that governance and assurance must keep pace with technology refresh.

Meanwhile, an exploration of AI agents and automations could ease pressure in overstretched environments. At Periculo, we see real gains when AI supports operational and marketing efficiency.