Defence and Security
The health of ransomware
Last week’s cyber attacks on the NHS, and across the world, were the latest in a long line of ransomware attacks, something that is fast becoming one of the most common cyber threats on the ...
London terrorist attack: fast forward to the past
Another tragic attack in a major city. The attack follows the familiar pattern of unsophisticated, high impact attacks, as we have seen in Nice, Berlin and Ohio State University. There is nothing new in this ...
Education as an investment – from Aadyah Aerospace to Cranfield Defence and Security
I chose Cranfield because it was highly regarded in the organization I was working for - our director of Aerospace was a graduate from Cranfield University, and so were many of my colleagues. Moreover, MSc ...
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 ...