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
British paratroopers take part in Exercise Noble Partner
British paratroopers have proved their worth as ‘noble partners’ during a major multinational exercise in Georgia. Some 160 paratroopers from C (Bruneval) Company, 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment joined a 2,800-strong contingent from eight different nations to take part in the two week manoeuvre, dubbed ‘Exercise Noble Partner’. The objective was clear; to train Georgian troops […]
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BAE Systems bid for SEA 5000 Future Frigate programme
BAE Systems has officially launched its bid to helm the Australian government’s hugely ambitious SEA 5000 Future Frigate programme. The successful bidder will partner up with the Australian government to develop a long-term ship building strategy, with nine Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigates currently proposed for the Royal Australian Navy. BAE Systems has pitched the Global Combat […]
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Food Chain Vulnerability Assessment of the Dairy sector and Identify Related Control Strategies
The awarding authority` is undertaking a project in conjunction with safefood, DAFM and the Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland (FSA NI) to enhance consumer protection by conducting a Food Chain Vulnerability Analysis of the Dairy sector on the island
Agile Security Testing
There is a need to undertake continuous PEN testing/vulnerability assessments of existing and new features within the application. Additionally to automate security testing within a CI/CD environment.
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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Cyber crime in Scotland
In the future when we look back on 2017 there will be several key talking points, among which are President Trump, this year’s General Election,
Royal Navy Wildcat flight crew awarded Osprey Trophy
The operational effectiveness of a Yeovilton-based Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) Wildcat helicopter flight crew is being celebrated following the award of the much-coveted Osprey Trophy. The prestigious award was handed to 209 Flight on 815 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) in recognition of the crew’s achievements while operationally embarked in RFA Mounts Bay. During the […]
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price contract to a single source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements, on or about 3
Aircraft Apron Airfield Site Improvements Ft Eustis, Virginia
The Norfolk District, Army Corps of Engineers is contemplating a Firm Fixed Price, Design-Bid-Build Construction contract for the aircraft apron airfield site improvements at Ft. Eustis, Virginia.
This is not a solicitation. A solicitation wil
RAF Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit train with Romanian equivalents
Personnel from the RAF Wittering-based 5131 Bomb Disposal Squadron have conducted a joint training exercise alongside counterparts from the Romanian Army. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) detachment from RAF Wittering is supporting the 135 Expeditionary Air Wing currently deployed at Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase off the Black Sea coast of Romania. The officer commanding EOD, Flight […]
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Lockheed Martin deliver first ATACMS missile to U.S. Army
Lockheed Martin has delivered its first Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) to the U.S. Army from a brand new production facility in Camden, Arkansas. The global security and aerospace specialist has been contracted to manufacture 124 new ATACMS missiles for both the U.S. Army and an undisclosed international client. The ATACMS program is now in full swing […]
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A400M Atlas lifts Aeromedical Evacuation team
An RAF Aeromedical Evacuation team has deployed on exercise with A400M Atlas for the first time. The Mobility Guardian exercise, designed to prepare personnel for medical evacuations, is being held in the US. In the largest exercise of its kind, medics from Tactical Medical Wing (TMW) together with three RAF Reserve squadrons, paratroopers, Force Protection […]
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BAE Systems unveils iMOTR
BAE Systems has unveiled an innovative solution for military applications, using commercial-off-the-shelf technology, at the annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama. The Innovative Multiple-object Tracking Radar (iMOTR™), provides a mobile multiple-object tracking radar giving military test and evaluation ranges a higher degree of accuracy in tracking time, space, and position information (TSPI) for objects […]
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41–BARD HVAC wall mount units
MODIFICATION NOTICE: Bids are being solicited under solicitation number NWWR4000-17-00222. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invit
Engineering and Design Laboratory Soils Testing
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for Engineering and Design Laboratory Soils Testing intended for performance within NAICS 541380, prepared in accordance with the information in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 as supplemented wit
UK employers support the Armed Forces
Some 33 British companies have been awarded Gold by the Ministry of Defence under its Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS). The Gold Award is the highest badge of honour for organisations that have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and have gone the extra mile in supporting those who serve and have served. The ERS Gold Awards […]
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Three Lessons from the NHS Cyber Attack
It’s less than a month since the highly publicised WannaCry cyber attack on the National Health Service (NHS) that saw IT systems across the UK
