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DASA invests £1million in training and welfare

Homeland November 4, 2019

DASA has invested £1million into new technology to improve training and welfare conditions. The funding will go towards technology such as AI, brain scanners, and neuroscience to improve training and welfare for service personnel. It is hoped that the innovations will improve mental health and wellbeing through improved support. The £1million funding ...

The importance of cybersecurity – and why ‘back to basics’ is the best approach

Homeland November 4, 2019

Writing for Defence Online, Jon Fielding, Managing Director EMEA, Apricorn examines why keeping things simple and doing the basics represents the best solution in the world of cybersecurity. Organisations in the defence sector may, by the very nature of their business, be more security-centric than those in other industries, but they ...

The NCSC has released the 2019 cybersecurity Annual Review

Homeland November 1, 2019

The NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) has released its Annual Review into cybersecurity. The document details progress made in 2018 and 2018, the challenges remaining, and examines the threats faced by Britain. The review includes extensive statistics and data compiled over the year. It begins with a timeline of the ...

Forces Help to Buy scheme extended for a further three years

Homeland October 31, 2019

A government scheme to help military personnel get on the housing ladder has been extended until the end of 2022, the Defence Secretary has announced. The Forces Help to Buy scheme has lent over £280 million to over 18,000 armed forces applicants since its introduction in 2014. The scheme allows military personnel ...