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Censornet criticises cosmetic business data leak

Homeland February 19, 2020

Censornet has released a statement criticising the cosmetic firm Estée Lauder after a data leak saw 440,000,000 records posted online. Cybersecurity firm Security Discovery first reported the data leak after finding the records posted online. They found: 440,336,852 logs and records that should not have been publicly exposed online. ‘User’ emails in plain ...

NP Aeropsace wins contract to supply vehicle armour for German Army

Land February 17, 2020

Coventry firm NP Aerospace has won a contract to supply vehicle armour to the German Army to improve crew protection. Coventry-based NP Aerospace will provide vehicle armour for the German Army’s Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) vehicles over a two-year period. NP Aerospace will supply its lightweight CAMAC armour solutions for 181 ...

QinetiQ acquires NSC for cyber training

Land February 12, 2020

QinetiQ has acquired NSC to deliver cyber training services as part of QinetiQ’s existing teams. NSC (Newman & Spurr Consultancy) will provide cyber training services across QinetiQ and retain its current management. It will be most closely associated with QinetiQ’s Cyber, Information & Training (CIT) business while offering pan-QinetiQ capability. The increased ...

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles firm 2G Robotics acquired by Sonardyne

Maritime February 10, 2020

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle and Remotely Operated Vehicle manufacturer 2G Robotics has been acquired by Sonardyne as part of their growth strategy. The firm will continue to work independently on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) as part of the Sonardyne group. The acquisition of 2G Robotics is the ...