The crisis in Ukraine has prompted the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to remind its partners and the defence supply chain to revisit the strength of their cyber security in readiness for any potential attack from Russia. Russia has a reputation for carrying out cyber-attacks and a number of leading organisations have ...
Leading scientists at official DPRTE partner, Dstl, have made an exciting new discovery in the fight against some of the world’s deadliest diseases. Plague and melioidosis are diseases that currently affect people in several parts of the world, and pose a threat to members of the UK armed forces deployed overseas. ...
The UK Government is asking for health and security experts to inform the refresh of the UK’s Biological Security Strategy, which aims to protect the country from a range of biological threats, including emerging infectious diseases and potential misuse by hostile actors. The updated Strategy will incorporate learnings from the recent ...
Writing for Defence Online, Caren Soper, Principal Human Factors Specialist, QinetiQ, examines the role of trust in teaming human operators and machines in the context of defence. Trust in the ‘Second Machine-Age’ It’s probable that no other profession or institution relies on trust more than the military. In fact, trust, rather than control, shapes ...