Defence and Security
Design and defence acquisition – the missing piece of the jigsaw
Reports in the Sunday Times and other newspapers this weekend have highlighted a number of familiar issues in defence acquisition. Tales of gold plated requirements, service chiefs ‘gaming’ the system to get preferred projects funded, ...
The Armed Forces Covenant – supporting our armed forces community
Today we joined a growing group of organisations that have pledged support for the military community and their families by signing up to the UK Armed Forces Covenant, which gives organisations an opportunity to show their ...
Defence acquisition – building an adaptable and sustainable approach
The TaxPayers’ Alliance report published earlier this week on defence acquisition reflects similar reports from the National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee critical of Ministry of Defence cost overruns. Estimating the costs of large ...
Theatrics, mathematics and Bitcoin…
Over the weekend Craig Wright claimed to be the man behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamota, the creator of the digital currency Bitcoin. Craig Wright convinced journalists at (amongst others) the BBC and the Economist that ...
Time for the modern ‘Monuments Men’ as Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery is destroyed?
The news that the 1,400 year-old St Elijah’s Monastery, Iraq's oldest Christian monastery, has been completely destroyed by the self-styled Islamic State has once again caused shock-waves throughout the world. Satellite images show the site, ...
#DammitJanet: who was behind the cyber attack on JANET (the Joint Academic Network) and how did they do it? And are we facing the age of the zombie fridges?
Last week, the Janet IT network that supports the UK research and education community came under a targeted and sustained DDoS attack that took days to fend off. Universities are commonly targets for phishing attacks, ...