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RFEA and TechVets launch new veterans cyber partnership

Homeland December 16, 2020

The Forces Employment Charity (RFEA) is launching a new partnership with TechVets, an organisation dedicated to building a bridge for veterans into cyber security and the technology sector. Advancements in technology and the evolving cyber threat landscape means that the global cyber security market is projected to reach £210-billion by 2026, ...

ITC Secure launches Healthcare Dome with Government of Jersey to protect the UK healthcare sector

Homeland December 14, 2020

ITC Secure (ITC) has announced the Government of Jersey as the first managed customer to be onboarded into the UK’s first Healthcare Dome, powered by IronNet Cybersecurity’s IronDome solution. This initiative was funded by The Cyber Alliance to Defend our Healthcare. Following a surge in cyber attacks on UK healthcare systems, providers ...

Home Secretary attends Manama Dialogue security conference in Bahrain

Homeland December 10, 2020

Home Secretary Priti Patel was joined by Chief of Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter, at the international defence and security conference, which attracts senior Ministers from across the world. Across the three days, the conference focused on a range of topics from global governance in the wake of the Covid-19 ...

AMD secure funding through new Weapons Sector Research Framework

Homeland December 10, 2020

Advanced Material Development Ltd (AMD) has secured its first contract under the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) Weapons Sector Research Framework (WSRF), worth £125,000. Awarded earlier this year, the WSRF is a five-year framework to develop and exploit technology to improve complex, conventional and novel weapons technologies. The framework promises ...