Andrew Perry, Author at Defence Contracts International

What is the Cyber Security Model?

The Cyber Security Model (CSM) is part of the Defence Cyber Protection Partnership (DCPP) which was set up by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to

GDPR – the need for Cyber Essentials

What is GDPR? The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the European Union’s attempt to bring data protection up to date with the new or previously

Cyber Assessment & Engineering Technical Services (CAETS) 2 – Ceiling Increase

**************PLEASE NOTE, THE CEILING INCREASE ANNOUNCED BELOW FOR CAETS-2 HAS NO BEARING ON THE DCRIOS ACQUISITION; IT IS STILL ONGOING WITH AWARD ANTICIPATED IN LATE CY 2017************************

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Hospitals to receive £21 million following WannaCry Cyber Attack

Following the WannaCry cyber attack extra money has been pledged to improve the cyber security of UK hospitals responsible for treating patients from major incidents

Join us at the Defence Procurement event DSEI

The countdown is on to one of the biggest events in the defence procurement calendar, DSEI 2017, which is taking place from 12 to 15

UK firms not prepared in the event of a cyberattack

The government is warning that many top companies in the UK are not adequately prepared for a potential cyberattack. 105 businesses in the FTSE 350

Cyber Security Knowledge-Sharing might not work for Trump and Putin, but what about the rest of us?

President of the United States Donald Trump suggested on Twitter that the US and Russia could work together to form an ‘impenetrable’ cyber security unit

Cyber Assessment & Engineering Technical Services (CAETS) 2 – Contract Notice

The 38th Contracting Squadron (38 CONS) intends to issue a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, Indefinite Delivery /Indefinite Quantity, Single Award Task Order Contract extension with Cost Reimbursable line items to a single source under the authority of FAR 6.3

Cyber Security UK Skills Gap

Cyber attacks in the UK are becoming increasingly frequent. Just as WannaCry was becoming yesterday’s news, Petya arrived to grab the headlines, and some might

HBO Data Breach: More than just Game of Thrones spoilers to worry about

This year we’ve spoken a lot about different data breach incidents such as the WannaCry cyber attack on the NHS or Petya. However, one thing

Cyber Attack on Scottish Parliament

Earlier this week we talked about the amount of cyber crime that has occurred in Scotland, specifically the cyber attacks targeted at councils and health

Defence Secretary’s Delivers Cyber Security 2017 Speech

Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon Has Delivered A Speech At Cyber 2017 Outlining How The Ministry Of Defence Is Tackling Today’s Cyber Threats. Here we take a

LinkedIn 2012 hack: what you need to know in 2017

The LinkedIn 2012 hack was one of the first major examples of large organisations suffering a breach. The hack prompted LinkedIn to advise all users

Major Global Cyber Attack- Is Petya a WannaCry 2?

Over the past several weeks various large and small organisations both in the public and private sector have become victims of Cyber attacks. Today news

HMS Queen Elizabeth makes debut in Portsmouth

Today saw Britain’s future flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth arrive into her home port of Portsmouth for the first time. With thousands of people lining the seafront, the 65,000 tonne carrier arrived to the warmest of welcomes. As sailors lined the flight deck of the Royal Navy’s largest ever warship, the HMS Queen Elizabeth was welcomed […]

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How easy is it to carry out a cyber attack? An interview with Geoff Siskind of the Hackable? podcast

How easy is it to carry out a cyber attack? A new podcast, Hackable?, produced by McAfee Security, aims to find out. Hackable?, which is

Cyber Attack on UK Parliament

A cyber attack on UK Parliament on Friday 23 June compromised up to 90 email accounts belonging to MPs, peers and lords. Officials are said

Cyber Security, GDPR and Brexit

GDPR The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the EU’s attempt to bring data protection legislation up to date with new or previously unforeseen ways that

820 Naval Air Squadron hone skills ahead of HMS Queen Elizabeth arrival

820 Naval Air Squadron, the squadron assigned to HMS Queen Elizabeth, has been practicing ahead of the arrival of the aircraft carrier into dock at Portsmouth. Based at the Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall, the squadron comprises of a fleet of Merlin Mk2 helicopters which will operate from the Royal Navy’s new flagship carrier. […]

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