Defence Blog Posts

Computer security defence is all about measuring risk and putting mitigating controls into place to decrease it. Do you have the right focus? Because most organisations don’t; and it has huge repercussions for their computer security. Roger A Grimes, data-driven defence evangelist at KnowBe4, explains…  There are a myriad ways organisations can be compromised by a cyber security attack. These methods include: phishing, unpatched software, […]

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The US DOD has announced a new programme seeking disaster relief AI to assess the damage and assist emergy responders.

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Serco Defence has been selected by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to provide specialist training services to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Serco Asia Pacific Chief Executive Mark Irwin and Commodore Mathew Williams, Deputy Chief of Navy today signed the contract at HMNZS PHILOMEL, Devonport Naval Base, within the Bridge Simulator Facility at […]

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BAE Systems has been awarded a Phase 2 contract to develop machine learning capabilities aimed to help the military gain better awareness of space scenarios for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The goal of DARPA’s Hallmark Tools, Capabilities, and Evaluation Methodology (Hallmark-TCEM) program is to not only develop and evaluate tools and […]

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HMS Defender met with ships from the Indian Navy in the English Channel ahead of its Asia-Pacific deployment.

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DASA has launched a competition seeking improvements in autonomous systems for challenging environments.

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Sailors have returned to the HMS Lancaster following extensive ship upgrades over the last two years.

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Defence Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan attended a ceremony at BAE Systems shipyard in Govan marking the first steel cut for the HMS Cardiff.

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Defence secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan met with Norway’s State Secretary Tone Skogen to discuss NATO goals for North Atlantic security.

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David Critchley, UK Regional Director, MobileIron examines the adoption of BYOD and its potential cyber security risks. The drive for more cost-efficient IT strategies and the promotion of a more flexible approach to working across wider Government has set the conditions for the adoption of BYOD as a viable option within the UK Ministry of […]

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Innovate UK, as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), has up to £12 million to invest in innovative projects exploiting new quantum technologies and is seeking private investment partners to join it. New quantum technologies could transform products and services in many business sectors including automotive, healthcare, infrastructure, telecommunications, cyber security and defence. […]

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HMS Ramsay has returned to Clyde after taking part in a NATO mission hunting mines in the Baltic sea.

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Officials from the US Department of Defense spoke about the importance of cloud warfighting capabilities at a Pentagon event.

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